diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_pipeline.yml
index dee29be4f4..73f5c1e9b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_pipeline.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ name: CI pipeline for pySDC
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+      - '!new-release'
   pull_request:
   schedule:
     - cron: '1 5 * * 1'