diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index 6e588da07..f36504fd0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
 
   push:
     branches:
-      - main # Check branch after merge
+      - 2.9.x # Check branch after merge
 
 concurrency:
   # Only run once for latest commit per ref and cancel other (previous) runs.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 9e999302c..8e9492236 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Publish
 on:
   push:
     branches: # Snapshots
-      - main
+      - 2.9.x
     tags: ["**"] # Releases
   release:
     types: [published]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
index 02ce9fb77..33803af51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Release Drafter
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - 2.9.x
 
 jobs:
   update_release_draft:
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v5
         with:
           name: "Play JSON $RESOLVED_VERSION"
-          config-name: release-drafts/increasing-minor-version.yml # located in .github/ in the default branch within this or the .github repo
+          config-name: release-drafts/increasing-patch-version.yml # located in .github/ in the default branch within this or the .github repo
           commitish: ${{ github.ref_name }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}