diff --git a/.github/workflows/4.3.3-compat-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/4.3.3-compat-test.yaml
index 755ed31a0..b8983743c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/4.3.3-compat-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/4.3.3-compat-test.yaml
@@ -21,9 +21,15 @@ name: Compatibility test with OVIS-4.3.3
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches:
+      - 'OVIS-4'
+      - main
+      - 'b[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches:
+      - 'OVIS-4'
+      - main
+      - 'b[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
 
 defaults:
   run:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-ddebug-centos7.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-ddebug-centos7.yaml
index bfd341be5..13883b541 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-ddebug-centos7.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-ddebug-centos7.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@ name: Build Test with `-DDEBUG` - CentOS7
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches:
+      - 'OVIS-4'
+      - main
+      - 'b[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches:
+      - 'OVIS-4'
+      - main
+      - 'b[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-centos7.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-test-centos7.yaml
index e930ecacb..9cdb9a6a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-centos7.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-centos7.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@ name: Build Test - CentOS7
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches:
+      - 'OVIS-4'
+      - main
+      - 'b[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches:
+      - 'OVIS-4'
+      - main
+      - 'b[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-ubuntu-22.04.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-test-ubuntu-22.04.yaml
index fe015d8d8..0853452b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-ubuntu-22.04.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-ubuntu-22.04.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@ name: Build Test - Ubuntu-22.04
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches:
+      - 'OVIS-4'
+      - main
+      - 'b[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches:
+      - 'OVIS-4'
+      - main
+      - 'b[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-ubuntu.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-test-ubuntu.yaml
index 91f240eca..54c1ecf82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-ubuntu.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-ubuntu.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@ name: Build Test - Ubuntu-20.04
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches:
+      - 'OVIS-4'
+      - main
+      - 'b[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches:
+      - 'OVIS-4'
+      - main
+      - 'b[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml
index 78842faa9..a0f901674 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - 'OVIS-4*'
+      - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+**'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ldms-test-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/ldms-test-build.yaml
index 353c74270..be7d55e4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ldms-test-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ldms-test-build.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@ name: OVIS-4 build test compatible with ldms-test
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches:
+      - 'OVIS-4'
+      - main
+      - 'b[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches:
+      - 'OVIS-4'
+      - main
+      - 'b[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/space-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/space-check.yaml
index d01cb90aa..5f2141ccd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/space-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/space-check.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ name: Space Check
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches:
+      - 'OVIS-4'
+      - main
+      - 'b[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
 
 jobs:
   space_check:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-make-dist.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-make-dist.yaml
index 142761183..fe5323977 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-make-dist.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-make-dist.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@ name: Test "make dist"
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches:
+      - 'OVIS-4'
+      - main
+      - 'b[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches:
+      - 'OVIS-4'
+      - main
+      - 'b[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
 
 jobs:
   build: