diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6bfd96418e..264574ddaa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ name: CI
 
 on:
   merge_group:
+    branches:
+      - main
   pull_request:
   push:
     branches-ignore:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validation-jobs.yml b/.github/workflows/validation-jobs.yml
index 280db966b1..d2ca1a277e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validation-jobs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validation-jobs.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ name: validation jobs
 
 on:
   merge_group:
+    branches:
+      - main
   push:
     branches:
       - staging