diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 378c22a38d2..7b780df9fc3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ name: Java CI with Maven
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ "main", "release/*" ]
+    branches: [ "main", "release/**" ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ "main", "release/*" ]
+    branches: [ "main", "release/**" ]
 
 jobs:
   build: