diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_dockers.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_dockers.yml
index 5163c1733eb9e..0ea85eacc3ea3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_dockers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_dockers.yml
@@ -2,14 +2,11 @@ name: CI build Docker
 # https://www.docker.com/blog/first-docker-github-action-is-here
 # https://github.com/docker/build-push-action
 # see: https://help.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows
-on:
-  # Trigger the workflow on push or pull request, but only for the master branch
+on:  # Trigger the workflow on push or pull request, but only for the master branch
   push:
-    branches:
-      - master
+    branches: [master]
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - master
+    branches: [master]
 
 jobs:
   build-Conda:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_pkg-install.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_pkg-install.yml
index 3b63602096522..e945aaff028e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_pkg-install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_pkg-install.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ name: Install pkg
 # see: https://help.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows
 on:  # Trigger the workflow on push or pull request, but only for the master branch
   push:
-    branches:
-      - master
+    branches: [master]
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - master
+    branches: [master]
 
 jobs:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_pt-conda.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_pt-conda.yml
index 2cd18ca6e73d9..1bf615124465e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_pt-conda.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_pt-conda.yml
@@ -3,13 +3,9 @@ name: PyTorch & Conda
 # see: https://help.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows
 on:  # Trigger the workflow on push or pull request, but only for the master branch
   push:
-    branches:
-      - master
+    branches: [master]
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - master
-# Trigger the workflow on push or pull request
-# on: [push, pull_request]
+    branches: [master]
 
 jobs:
   conda:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_test-base.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_test-base.yml
index 35322ca6f1d36..1c4a8d826fee6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_test-base.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_test-base.yml
@@ -3,13 +3,9 @@ name: CI base testing
 # see: https://help.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows
 on:  # Trigger the workflow on push or pull request, but only for the master branch
   push:
-    branches:
-      - master
+    branches: [master]
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - master
-# Trigger the workflow on push or pull request
-# on: [push, pull_request]
+    branches: [master]
 
 jobs:
   doctest:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_test-full.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_test-full.yml
index 284667f0f0a09..493587b04bcff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_test-full.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_test-full.yml
@@ -3,13 +3,9 @@ name: CI complete testing
 # see: https://help.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows
 on:  # Trigger the workflow on push or pull request, but only for the master branch
   push:
-    branches:
-      - master
+    branches: [master]
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - master
-# Trigger the workflow on push or pull request
-# on: [push, pull_request]
+    branches: [master]
 
 jobs:
   pytest:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_test-tpu.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_test-tpu.yml
index 034a3e5b7f127..5295d1fb44820 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_test-tpu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_test-tpu.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ name: TPU tests
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - master
+    branches: [master]
 # TODO: temporal disable TPU testing until we find way how to pass credentials to forked PRs
 #  pull_request:
 #    branches:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-formatting.yml b/.github/workflows/code-formatting.yml
index 301e9d3aac276..3ab38a21aee2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-formatting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-formatting.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@ name: "Check Code Format"
 
 on:  # Trigger the workflow on push or pull request, but only for the master branch
   push:
-    branches:
-      - master
+    branches: [master]
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - master
+    branches: [master]
 
 jobs:
   code-black:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-builds.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-builds.yml
index 9ec5221ea0eb4..744a8edf48974 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-builds.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ name: Publish Docker Releases
 # https://github.com/docker/build-push-action
 on:
   push:
-    branches: 
-      - master
+    branches: [master]
   release:
-    types:
-       - created
+    types: [created]
 
 jobs:
   build-Conda:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-checks.yml
index b944221605299..b5d874ba14dbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-checks.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 name: "Docs check"
 # https://github.com/marketplace/actions/sphinx-build
 
-on:
-- pull_request
+on:  # Trigger the workflow on push or pull request, but only for the master branch
+  push:
+    branches: [master]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [master]
 
 jobs:
   check-docs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi-release.yml
index b4999f96761d0..e88255f6ea9a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi-release.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ name: PyPI Release
 # https://help.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows
 on:  # Trigger the workflow on push or pull request, but only for the master branch
   push:
-    branches:
-      - master
+    branches: [master]
   release:
-    types:
-      - created
+    types: [created]
 
 # based on https://github.com/pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish