diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f185c6c0..125e0b41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - 'main'
       - 'release-*'
+      - 'backports-release-*'
   push:
     branches:
       - 'main'