diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index d2768fd250..762c5d6eee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   pull-requests: write
+  content: write
 
 jobs:
   backport:
@@ -23,6 +24,6 @@ jobs:
         )
       )
     steps:
-      - uses: tibdex/backport@2e217641d82d02ba0603f46b1aeedefb258890ac
+      - uses: tibdex/backport@2e217641d82d02ba0603f46b1aeedefb258890ac # v2.0.3
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/primer-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/primer-test.yaml
index a0252bcf50..e85ac39fb5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/primer-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/primer-test.yaml
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-      - "maintenance/**"
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - "pylint/**"
       - "tests/primer/**"
       - "requirements*"
       - ".github/workflows/primer-test.yaml"
-
+    branches:
+      - main
 env:
   CACHE_VERSION: 1
   KEY_PREFIX: venv
diff --git a/.github/workflows/primer_run_pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/primer_run_pr.yaml
index c35991f55f..b8f0815dd6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/primer_run_pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/primer_run_pr.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ on:
       - "!.github/workflows/primer_run_main.yaml"
       - "!.github/workflows/primer_comment.yaml"
       - "!tests/primer/packages_to_prime.json"
+    branches:
+      - main
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}