diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 110a83578d..eea3be90d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
       - "v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+*"
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - "*"
+      - "**"
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 4 * * *" # run every day at 4am UTC
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 4ae85e0784..b4968640e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
       - main
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - "*"
+      - "**"
 
 defaults:
   run: