diff --git a/.github/workflows/lockfileversion-check.yml b/.github/workflows/lockfileversion-check.yml
index 916dcb40d2..4a3c01197c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lockfileversion-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lockfileversion-check.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ name: Lockfile Version check
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-    - master
+    - next
+    - release-*
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 86ab69041f..f77c38e3bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ name: Release CI
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-    - master
+    - next
+    - release-*
 jobs:
   release:
     name: Release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-master-alpha.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-master-alpha.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 36d39e2ece..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-master-alpha.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-name: Sync alpha with master
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  sync-branches:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: Syncing branches
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
-        with:
-          node-version: 18
-      - name: Create Pull Request
-        id: cpr
-        uses: tretuna/sync-branches@1.4.0
-        with:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.requirements_bot_github_token }}
-          FROM_BRANCH: master
-          TO_BRANCH: alpha
-      - name: Enable Pull Request Automerge
-        uses: peter-evans/enable-pull-request-automerge@v2
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.requirements_bot_github_token }}
-          pull-request-number: ${{ steps.cpr.outputs.PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER }}