diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index cacd0333b..6746289c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-      - release-*
+      - 'release-**'
     tags:
       - '*'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index e7fbde086..92694a076 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@
 name: CodeQL
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - 'release-**'
   pull_request:
-    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - 'release-**'
   schedule:
     - cron: '45 10 * * 1'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 67c0fba71..19f8a01c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@ name: CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - 'release-**'
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - 'release-**'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/milestone.yml b/.github/workflows/milestone.yml
index c486a5066..edc23a2d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/milestone.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/milestone.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
     types: [closed]
     branches:
       - main
+      - 'release-**'
 
 jobs:
   milestone:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard_action.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard_action.yml
index e3f7ad159..4e992802e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard_action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard_action.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ on:
     # Weekly on Saturdays.
     - cron: '30 1 * * 6'
   push:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - 'release-**'
 
 # Declare default permissions as read only.
 permissions: read-all
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-release.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-release.yml
index a9c5d5a21..95af0fb07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-release.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-      - release-*
+      - 'release-**'
   pull_request:
 
 jobs: