diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 85ea2ca..d2bae79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ name: "Code scanning - action"
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main, ]
+    branches: [main,next]
   pull_request:
     # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: [main,next]
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 11 * * 0'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d97d41a..9509826 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - next
     tags-ignore:
       - '**'
   pull_request:
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     needs: [test]
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/next' }}
     env:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps: