diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 26804da9ea..8195b04300 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 name: Release to Production
 
 # Run this workflow every time a new commit is pushed to the master branch
-# or when a workflow run from the Version Branch Update workflow completes.
-# In either case, the branch used for the build will be master.
+# or a version branch (e.g. version-4-0)
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [master]
-  workflow_run:
-    workflows: [Version Branch Update]
-    types: [completed]
+    branches: ['master', 'version-**']
 
 env:
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/version-branch-update.yaml b/.github/workflows/version-branch-update.yaml
index 7ece01ff5a..0f6e95816b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version-branch-update.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version-branch-update.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Version Branch Update
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - 'version-*'
+      - 'version-**'
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]