diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/CI-workflow.yml
index b7870a1660..fdad02e4e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI-workflow.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 name: Build and Test ml-commons
 # This workflow is triggered on pull requests and push to any branches
 on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - "*"
   push:
-    branches:
-      - "*"
+    branches-ignore:
+      - 'backport/**'
+      - 'create-pull-request/**'
+      - 'dependabot/**'
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
 
 permissions:
   id-token: write