diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_benchmark_collection_models.yml b/.github/workflows/test_benchmark_collection_models.yml
index 9ccfa95392..61285f463b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_benchmark_collection_models.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_benchmark_collection_models.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - 'release*'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_doc.yml b/.github/workflows/test_doc.yml
index fd1f4f2cac..8a66c05861 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_doc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_doc.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - 'release*'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_petab_sciml.yml b/.github/workflows/test_petab_sciml.yml
index adf04e2f05..f66942355b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_petab_sciml.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_petab_sciml.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - develop
       - main
+      - 'release*'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_petab_test_suite.yml b/.github/workflows/test_petab_test_suite.yml
index b33903bed5..b8ce5f47a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_petab_test_suite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_petab_test_suite.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - 'release*'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_python_cplusplus.yml b/.github/workflows/test_python_cplusplus.yml
index 13e9d09575..8c83a6762f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_python_cplusplus.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_python_cplusplus.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - 'release*'
   merge_group:
   workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_sbml_semantic_test_suite.yml b/.github/workflows/test_sbml_semantic_test_suite.yml
index e37d827be0..20daee79d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_sbml_semantic_test_suite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_sbml_semantic_test_suite.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - 'release*'
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - .github/workflows/test_sbml_semantic_test_suite.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_sbml_semantic_test_suite_jax.yml b/.github/workflows/test_sbml_semantic_test_suite_jax.yml
index e38eb14ecf..09dd4b74c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_sbml_semantic_test_suite_jax.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_sbml_semantic_test_suite_jax.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - 'release*'
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - .github/workflows/test_sbml_semantic_test_suite_jax.yml