diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-python-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-python-checks.yml
index 0af0603667e..0a9e9f96a63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-python-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-python-checks.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ name: Python Checks
 on:
   merge_group:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - 'release/**'
 
 jobs:
   mypy-check:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-python-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-python-tests.yml
index 2a318ebbbf4..ce57a7a5814 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-python-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-python-tests.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ name: Python Unit Tests
 on:
   merge_group:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - 'release/**'
 
 jobs:
   backend-check:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-it.yml b/.github/workflows/run-it.yml
index b2b856116d1..48177dd1483 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-it.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-it.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ concurrency:
 on:
   merge_group:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - 'release/**'
 
 env:
   OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}