diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 148ad61..65bf52e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
     tags:
       - "v*"
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ "master" ]
+    branches: [ "master", "development" ]
 
 #---------------------------------#
 #    environment configuration    #
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index ef2c07f..7a828af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ name: "CodeQL"
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ "master" ]
+    branches: [ "master", "development" ]
     paths-ignore:
       - '**/*.md'
       - '**/*.txt'
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ on:
       - '**/.gitignore'
   pull_request:
     # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
-    branches: [ "master" ]
+    branches: [ "master", "development" ]
     paths-ignore:
       - '**/*.md'
       - '**/*.txt'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 6fceff3..8d9ecec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - development
     paths-ignore:
       - '**/*.md'
       - '**/*.txt'
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - master
+      - development
     paths-ignore:
       - '**/*.md'
       - '**/*.txt'