diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e96aba35f7..abd34ffb4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Continuous Integration
 on:
   push:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ bleed ]
+    branches: [ bleed, 'prep-*' ]
 
 permissions:
   contents: read  #  to fetch code (actions/checkout)