diff --git a/.github/workflows/hl-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/hl-ci.yaml
index 81c8ed16..d5bc1195 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hl-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hl-ci.yaml
@@ -3,9 +3,23 @@ name: "[helm-locker] CI"
 on:
   workflow_call:
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '*.md'
+      - '.gitignore'
+      - 'CODEOWNERS'
+      - 'LICENSE'
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - release/v[0-9]+.x
+      - release/v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '*.md'
+      - '.gitignore'
+      - 'CODEOWNERS'
+      - 'LICENSE'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hl-e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/hl-e2e.yaml
index 3cb2843c..ac143090 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hl-e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hl-e2e.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,17 @@ name: "[helm-locker] CI-e2e"
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '*.md'
+      - '.gitignore'
+      - 'CODEOWNERS'
+      - 'LICENSE'
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - release/v[0-9]+.x
+      - release/v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+
     paths:
       - 'go.mod'
       - 'charts/helm-locker*/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hpo-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/hpo-ci.yaml
index bcccf4bd..61b20128 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hpo-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hpo-ci.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ env:
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '*.md'
+      - '.gitignore'
+      - 'CODEOWNERS'
+      - 'LICENSE'
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       skip_build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prom-fed-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/prom-fed-ci.yaml
index 5f5a49aa..3dfd7097 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prom-fed-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prom-fed-ci.yaml
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths-ignore:
       - 'docs/**'
-      - 'scripts/**'
       - '*.md'
-      - '*.dapper'
       - '.gitignore'
       - 'CODEOWNERS'
       - 'LICENSE'
@@ -15,6 +13,14 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - release/v[0-9]+.x
+      - release/v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '*.md'
+      - '.gitignore'
+      - 'CODEOWNERS'
+      - 'LICENSE'
 
 env:
   YQ_VERSION : v4.25.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prom-fed-e2e-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/prom-fed-e2e-ci.yaml
index bf8db885..b7ad9675 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prom-fed-e2e-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prom-fed-e2e-ci.yaml
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths-ignore:
       - 'docs/**'
-      - 'scripts/**'
       - '*.md'
-      - '*.dapper'
       - '.gitignore'
       - 'CODEOWNERS'
       - 'LICENSE'
@@ -23,12 +21,14 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - release/v[0-9]+.x
+      - release/v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+
     paths-ignore:
       - 'docs/**'
       - '*.md'
+      - '.gitignore'
       - 'CODEOWNERS'
       - 'LICENSE'
-
 env:
   GOARCH: amd64
   CGO_ENABLED: 0