diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 41fb3805a7..2218bea969 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 name: Build
 
 on:
+  # Run this workflow on push to branches only (not tags)
   push:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
     paths:
       - packages/design-tokens/**
       - packages/icons/**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yaml
index c590219053..1fa51c72bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 name: Markdown Link Check
 
 on:
+  # Run this workflow on push to branches only (not tags)
   push:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 9 * * *' # every day at 9:00
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-web-twig.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-web-twig.yaml
index 1bde5be70c..e5384165f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-web-twig.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-web-twig.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 name: 'Web Twig: Code Quality Checks'
 
 on:
+  # Run this workflow on push to branches only (not tags)
   push:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
     paths:
       - packages/web-twig/**
       # Changes in SVG icons also affect snapshots in web-twig package
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 6b61c9cdd3..5f09db7004 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 name: Code Quality Checks
 
 on:
+  # Run this workflow on push to branches only (not tags)
   push:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 9 * * *' # every day at 9:00