diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index f25814344b..1f8fc40e3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ concurrency:
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [0.27-maintenance, main]
+    branches: [0.28.x, main]
     paths-ignore:
       - "*.md"
   pull_request:
     # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
-    branches: [0.27-maintenance, main]
+    branches: [0.28.x, main]
     paths-ignore:
       - "*.md"
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get install -y libexpat1-dev zlib1g-dev libbrotli-dev libinih-dev
+        sudo eatmydata apt-get -y install libexpat1-dev zlib1g-dev libbrotli-dev libinih-dev
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_special_builds.yml b/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_special_builds.yml
index d0bad6f713..64d9864d85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_special_builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_special_builds.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get install -y libxml2-dev libxslt-dev python3-dev ninja-build
-          python3 -m pip install conan==1.* gcovr
+          sudo eatmydata apt-get -y install libxml2-dev libxslt-dev python3-dev ninja-build gcovr
+          python3 -m pip install conan==1.*
 
       - name: Conan common config
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_PR_windows_matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/on_PR_windows_matrix.yml
index 3f951a1b18..ebdee20809 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_PR_windows_matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_PR_windows_matrix.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ on:
       - "*.md"
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
-    branches:
-    - main
+    branches: [0.28.x, main]
     tags:
     - '!*'
     paths-ignore:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_push_ExtraJobsForMain.yml b/.github/workflows/on_push_ExtraJobsForMain.yml
index 4d04a34f58..a40a9ff4bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_push_ExtraJobsForMain.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_push_ExtraJobsForMain.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get install ninja-build
-          python3 -m pip install conan==1.* gcovr
+          sudo eatmydata apt-get -y install ninja-build gcovr
+          python3 -m pip install conan==1.*
 
       - name: Conan common config
         run: |