diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a26410a803..fd13f5ae94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: ci
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - master
+      - release
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - '**'