diff --git a/.github/workflows/android.yml b/.github/workflows/android.yml
index f7ec8692d6..efbedadf7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - "release-branch/*"
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - "*"
+    # all PRs on all branches
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go_mod_tidy.yml b/.github/workflows/go_mod_tidy.yml
index b8b94605c1..d6c1dacaae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go_mod_tidy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go_mod_tidy.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ on:
       - main
       - "release-branch/*"
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - "*"
+    # all PRs on all branches
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-$${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}