diff --git a/.github/workflows/checkDocSync.yml b/.github/workflows/checkDocSync.yml
index 0175cafca..51eadaf76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checkDocSync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checkDocSync.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ name: Check Documentation Synchronized
 on:
   pull_request:
   push:
+    branches:
+    - '!dependabot/*'
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/checkLicenses.yml b/.github/workflows/checkLicenses.yml
index 91b443da1..114279432 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checkLicenses.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checkLicenses.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ name: Check Licenses
 on:
   pull_request:
   push:
+    branches:
+    - '!dependabot/*'
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/checkSite.yml b/.github/workflows/checkSite.yml
index 2318e638b..915c80d23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checkSite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checkSite.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ on:
     paths:
       - "site/**"
   push:
+    branches:
+    - '!dependabot/*'
     paths:
       - "site/**"
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2eEnvironment.yml b/.github/workflows/e2eEnvironment.yml
index 026aad5db..9422c93ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2eEnvironment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2eEnvironment.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ on:
       - "docs/**"
       - "site/**"
   push:
+    branches:
+    - '!dependabot/*'
     paths-ignore:
       - "docs/**"
       - "site/**"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index cb7402537..bdf9fd339 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ on:
       - "site/**"
       - "**.md"
   push:
+    branches:
+    - '!dependabot/*'
 
 env:
   GOPATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/go
diff --git a/.github/workflows/live-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/live-e2e.yml
index 9457a05f0..e9b27343a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/live-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/live-e2e.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ on:
       - "docs/**"
       - "site/**"
   push:
+    branches:
+    - '!dependabot/*'
     paths-ignore:
       - "docs/**"
       - "site/**"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/porch-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/porch-e2e.yml
index 217d9b662..d44f71ff3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/porch-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/porch-e2e.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 name: Porch End-to-End Tests
 on:
   push:
+    branches:
+    - '!dependabot/*'
     paths-ignore:
       - "docs/**"
       - "site/**"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/porch.yml b/.github/workflows/porch.yml
index 2ce6e5ada..131f34026 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/porch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/porch.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ name: Porch
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches:
+    - '!dependabot/*'
     paths-ignore:
       - "docs/**"
       - "site/**"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7371add98..1b2c055ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
 name: kpt Release
 on:
   push:
+    branches:
+    - '!dependabot/*'
     tags:
-      - "v[1-9].*.*"
+    - "v[1-9].*.*"
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verifyContent.yml b/.github/workflows/verifyContent.yml
index 04f40c722..6924df90c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verifyContent.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verifyContent.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ on:
       - "commands/**"
       - "internal/**"
   push:
+    branches:
+    - '!dependabot/*'
     paths:
       - "site/**"
       - "commands/**"