diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 683fa7cca..8ca78f685 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 name: CI checks
 
-on: [push]
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "main"
+  merge_group:
+  pull_request:
 
 jobs:
   build-and-test:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress.yml b/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
index a753fdb6a..47c8e0e68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 name: Cypress CI
 
-# Control when the action will run
 on:
-  # Triggers the workflow on push events except for the main branch
   push:
+    branches:
+      - "main"
+  merge_group:
+  pull_request:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}