diff --git a/.github/workflows/cuda.yml b/.github/workflows/cuda.yml
index 54a7aa1e45eb..a8d69ddcaa33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cuda.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cuda.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
     - master
+    - release/*
 
 env:
   github_actions: 'true'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/optional_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/optional_checks.yml
index 81a927d2607a..857eca679b97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/optional_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/optional_checks.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - master
+      - release/*
 
 jobs:
   all-successful:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_package.yml b/.github/workflows/python_package.yml
index 835578e87d1e..c3333c2e6242 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_package.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
     - master
+    - release/*
 
 env:
   CONDA_ENV: test-env
diff --git a/.github/workflows/r_package.yml b/.github/workflows/r_package.yml
index daf51b10abf8..346a26315797 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/r_package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/r_package.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
     - master
+    - release/*
 
 env:
   # hack to get around this:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
index 16a0784385dc..9d83a9eefb56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
     - master
+    - release/*
 
 env:
   COMPILER: 'gcc'
diff --git a/.vsts-ci.yml b/.vsts-ci.yml
index 139f72061236..0c6c9fc7af1d 100644
--- a/.vsts-ci.yml
+++ b/.vsts-ci.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ trigger:
     - v*
 pr:
 - master
+- release/*
 variables:
   AZURE: 'true'
   PYTHON_VERSION: '3.10'