diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7bc96b0..c84ac36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - backport**
     paths-ignore:
       - 'LICENSE'
       - 'README.md'