diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8007755f2..7e49051ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: run-tests
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
       - name: Create Release
         uses: actions/create-release@v1
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/update-pull-request.yml
index 1efc58f3c..30f1c7150 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-pull-request.yml
@@ -1,30 +1,26 @@
 # This workflow updates the pull request description with an auto-generated section containing the categorised commit
-# message headers of the commits since the last pull request merged into main. The auto generated section is enveloped
-# between two comments: "<!--- START AUTOGENERATED NOTES --->" and "<!--- END AUTOGENERATED NOTES --->". Anything
-# outside these in the description is left untouched. Auto-generated updates can be skipped for a commit if
+# message headers of the pull request's commits. The auto generated section is enveloped between two comments:
+# "<!--- START AUTOGENERATED NOTES --->" and "<!--- END AUTOGENERATED NOTES --->". Anything outside these in the
+# description is left untouched. Auto-generated updates can be skipped for a commit if
 # "<!--- SKIP AUTOGENERATED NOTES --->" is added to the pull request description.
 
 name: update-pull-request
 
-# Only trigger for pull requests into main branch.
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
+on: pull_request
 
 jobs:
   description:
     if: "!contains(github.event.pull_request.body, '<!--- SKIP AUTOGENERATED NOTES --->')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: octue/generate-pull-request-description@1.0.0.beta-2
-      id: pr-description
-      with:
-        pull_request_url: ${{ github.event.pull_request.url }}
-        api_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-    - name: Update pull request body
-      uses: riskledger/update-pr-description@v2
-      with:
-        body: ${{ steps.pr-description.outputs.pull_request_description }}
-        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - uses: octue/generate-pull-request-description@1.0.0.beta-2
+        id: pr-description
+        with:
+          pull_request_url: ${{ github.event.pull_request.url }}
+          api_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Update pull request body
+        uses: riskledger/update-pr-description@v2
+        with:
+          body: ${{ steps.pr-description.outputs.pull_request_description }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}