diff --git a/.github/workflows/testPullRequest.yml b/.github/workflows/testPullRequest.yml
index c419eddc1b..8a08411eb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testPullRequest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testPullRequest.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [trunk]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [trunk]
+    branches: [trunk,candidate-*]
 
 jobs:
   build: