diff --git a/.github/settings.yml b/.github/settings.yml
index f80da786c71..5115fae0344 100644
--- a/.github/settings.yml
+++ b/.github/settings.yml
@@ -108,3 +108,13 @@ branches:
         contexts: ["CI", "Lint Commits", "Spell Check with Typos"]
       enforce_admins: false
       restrictions: null
+  - name: v2-master
+    protection:
+      required_pull_request_reviews: null
+      required_conversation_resolution: true
+      required_status_checks:
+        # Required. Require branches to be up to date before merging.
+        strict: false
+        contexts: ["CI", "Lint Commits", "Spell Check with Typos"]
+      enforce_admins: false
+      restrictions: null
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5e60a0468b2..97e46753708 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: CI
 on:
   pull_request:
   push:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: ["*master"]
   schedule:
   - cron: '3 3 3 * *'
 permissions:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
index 2245e14d18d..164d8598172 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: pre-commit
 on:
   pull_request:
   push:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: ["*master"]
 jobs:
   pre-commit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest