diff --git a/.github/workflows/4.3.3-compat-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/4.3.3-compat-test.yaml
index 8be9cbac5..74ab2f474 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/4.3.3-compat-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/4.3.3-compat-test.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches: [ 'OVIS-4**' ]
 
 defaults:
   run:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-ddebug-centos7.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-ddebug-centos7.yaml
index bfd341be5..4ca0d3715 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-ddebug-centos7.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-ddebug-centos7.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches: [ 'OVIS-4**' ]
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-centos7.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-test-centos7.yaml
index e930ecacb..86b79fc21 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-centos7.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-centos7.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches: [ 'OVIS-4**' ]
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-ubuntu-22.04.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-test-ubuntu-22.04.yaml
index fe015d8d8..d174e3e03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-ubuntu-22.04.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-ubuntu-22.04.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches: [ 'OVIS-4**' ]
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-ubuntu.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-test-ubuntu.yaml
index 91f240eca..c0068f146 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-ubuntu.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-ubuntu.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches: [ 'OVIS-4**' ]
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ldms-test-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/ldms-test-build.yaml
index 36546803b..03c92af65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ldms-test-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ldms-test-build.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches: [ 'OVIS-4**' ]
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/space-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/space-check.yaml
index d01cb90aa..580f504e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/space-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/space-check.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Space Check
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches: [ 'OVIS-4**' ]
 
 jobs:
   space_check:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-make-dist.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-make-dist.yaml
index 142761183..36369d1ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-make-dist.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-make-dist.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ OVIS-4 ]
+    branches: [ 'OVIS-4**' ]
 
 jobs:
   build: