diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
index c86f06e..ab6facd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@ name: "Code Scanning - Action"
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - master
       - main
   pull_request:
     # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
     branches:
-      - master
       - main
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 17 * * 5'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 0ccede3..52407a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -2,13 +2,10 @@ name: "build-and-test"
 on: # rebuild any PRs and main branch changes
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - master
       - main
   push:
     branches:
-      - master
       - main
-      - "releases/*"
 
 jobs:
   build: # make sure build/ci work properly