diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 97352b6..8466d7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 name: release
 on:
   release:
-    branches:
-      - $default-branch
     types:
       - published
   workflow_dispatch:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate.yaml
index 3f8bff7..e332d1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yaml
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ name: validate
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - dev
-      - $default-branch
+      - '**'
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - dev
-      - $default-branch
+      - '**'
 jobs:
   # TODO: add unit test job here
   compile-and-lint: