diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index a9d997c..56ec010 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ name: "CodeQL"
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ "master" ]
+    branches-ignore:
+      - master
   pull_request:
-    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
-    branches: [ "master" ]
+    branches-ignore:
+      - master
   schedule:
     - cron: '39 20 * * 6'
 
@@ -33,8 +34,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         language: [ 'python' ]
-        # CodeQL supports [ 'cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java', 'javascript', 'python', 'ruby' ]
-        # Learn more about CodeQL language support at https://aka.ms/codeql-docs/language-support
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing_develop.yml b/.github/workflows/testing_develop.yml
index 9d3ba86..244acec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing_develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing_develop.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ name: CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ "master"]
+    branches-ignore:
+      - master
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ "master"]
+    branches-ignore:
+      - master
 
 jobs:
   tests: