diff --git a/.github/workflows/new_tasks.yml b/.github/workflows/new_tasks.yml
index b748aab5c0..fdcaeedea7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/new_tasks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/new_tasks.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - 'main'
+      - 'release-*'
   workflow_dispatch:
 # comment/edit out the above to stop/change the triggers
 jobs: