diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
index 6d650a529..7cfae189d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ name: Unit Tests
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches: [ "master", "7.*", "8.*" ]
+  pull_request:
     branches: [ "*" ]
 
 jobs: