diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 56a7e4fa6..f8c873fd0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 name: CI
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: ["release/1.x"]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: ["release/1.x"]
 jobs:
   preflight:
     name: License Header and Formatting Checks