diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/api-docs.yml
index 0386c3fef..b2c998fad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api-docs.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Build and publish API docs
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main, develop, v2_develop]
+    branches: [main, v2_develop]
 
 permissions:
   id-token: write 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index e7d445314..de87f35c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name: "Code scanning"
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: [main, v2_release]
     paths-ignore:
       - '**/*.md'
       - '**/*.txt'
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
       - docs
       - docfx
   pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: [main, v2_release]
     paths-ignore:
       - '**/*.md'
       - '**/*.txt'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dotnet-core.yml b/.github/workflows/dotnet-core.yml
index 502cfb89f..3c92c7854 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dotnet-core.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dotnet-core.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ name: Build & Test Terminal.Gui with .NET Core
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ v2, v2_develop ]
+    branches: [ v2_release, v2_develop ]
     paths-ignore:
       - '**.md'
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ v2, v2_develop ]
+    branches: [ v2_release, v2_develop ]
     paths-ignore:
       - '**.md'
       
diff --git a/GitVersion.yml b/GitVersion.yml
index 6a170eb58..6591516d9 100644
--- a/GitVersion.yml
+++ b/GitVersion.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ branches:
     is-release-branch: true
     tag: prealpha
     increment: Patch
-    regex: ^v2?[/-]
+    regex: ^v2_release?[/-]
     source-branches: ['v2_develop']
 
   feature: