diff --git a/.github/workflows/promote.yml b/.github/workflows/promote.yml
index 734af3bbc..fa7724332 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/promote.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/promote.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ name: Promote
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - develop
+    branches: [develop]
 
 jobs:
   promote:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
index b530b7a87..969aaf3d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ name: Pull request
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - master
-      - develop
+    branches: [master, develop]
 
 jobs:
   test:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index 6982a5865..6ca19dc04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 name: Push
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - develop
+    branches: [develop]
 
 env:
   PROJECT: casimir
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5bfc76775..d0d4f176b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: Release
 on:
   push:
+    branches: [master]
     tags: [v*]
 
 env:
@@ -44,20 +45,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Deploy cdk infrastructure
         run: npm run deploy
 
-      - name: Sync released version files to develop
-        if: ${{ github.actor != 'nektos/act' }}
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.name 'robosupport'
-          git config --global user.email 'support@consensusnetworks.com'
-          git fetch
-          git checkout $TARGET_BRANCH
-          git checkout ${GITHUB_REF##*/} -- package.json package-lock.json CHANGELOG.md
-          git add -A
-          git diff-index --quiet HEAD ||  git commit -am "Sync released version files (skip deploy)"
-          git push origin $TARGET_BRANCH
-        env:
-          TARGET_BRANCH: develop
-
       - name: Select success emoji
         if: ${{ success() }}
         run: echo 'EMOJI=:rocket:' >> $GITHUB_ENV