diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/python-wheels.yml
index a810c8850..a0483ed10 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-wheels.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - 'release/hugr-py-0.2.0-pre*'
     tags:
         - '**'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index e5515cc14..d38e54aed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - 'release/hugr-py-0.2.0-pre*'
 
 permissions:
   contents: write