diff --git a/.github/workflows/cygwin.yml b/.github/workflows/cygwin.yml
index 3b1b18516..c6f3dc416 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cygwin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cygwin.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ concurrency:
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      # Stable branches such as 0.56 or 1.0
+      - '[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
     paths:
       - "mesonbuild/**"
       - "test cases/**"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index 0e5002a40..c195af96d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ concurrency:
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      # Stable branches such as 0.56 or 1.0
+      - '[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
     paths:
       - "mesonbuild/**"
       - "test cases/**"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/msys2.yml b/.github/workflows/msys2.yml
index 043f5ce2a..0a949e3af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/msys2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/msys2.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ concurrency:
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      # Stable branches such as 0.56 or 1.0
+      - '[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
     paths:
       - "mesonbuild/**"
       - "test cases/**"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nonnative.yml b/.github/workflows/nonnative.yml
index b6066822c..1ad9e35bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nonnative.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nonnative.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
-      # Stable branches such as 0.56 or the eventual 1.0
+      # Stable branches such as 0.56 or 1.0
       - '[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
     paths:
       - "mesonbuild/**"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/os_comp.yml b/.github/workflows/os_comp.yml
index d12e54ca2..298963db1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/os_comp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/os_comp.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
-      # Stable branches such as 0.56 or the eventual 1.0
+      # Stable branches such as 0.56 or 1.0
       - '[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
     paths:
       - "mesonbuild/**"