diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index c98c3ee3b..feccedc34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches:
     - main
     - release/**
+    - 0.8.x-ci-cherrypicks
     tags:
     - v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+-?**