diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-release.yml b/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
index 95eced91c..cc11b5cee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 name: Check Release
 on:
   push:
-    branches: ["master"]
+    branches: ["main"]
   pull_request:
-    branches: ["*"]
 
 concurrency:
   group: check-release-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5d5a7e773..4fe89e6f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ name: ipykernel tests
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: "master"
+    branches: ["main"]
   pull_request:
-    branches: "*"
 
 concurrency:
   group: ci-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/downstream.yml b/.github/workflows/downstream.yml
index ccfa015ae..d67c532d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/downstream.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/downstream.yml
@@ -2,18 +2,16 @@ name: Test downstream projects
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: "master"
+    branches: ["main"]
   pull_request:
-    branches: "*"
 
 concurrency:
   group: downstream-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  downstream1:
+  nbclient:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -21,20 +19,28 @@ jobs:
       - name: Base Setup
         uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
 
-      - name: Test nbclient
+      - name: Run Test
         uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/downstream-test@v1
         with:
           package_name: nbclient
           env_values: IPYKERNEL_CELL_NAME=\<IPY-INPUT\>
 
-      - name: Test jupyter_client
+  jupyter_client:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Base Setup
+        uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
+
+      - name: Run Test
         uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/downstream-test@v1
         with:
           package_name: jupyter_client
 
-  downstream2:
+  ipyparallel:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -42,12 +48,21 @@ jobs:
       - name: Base Setup
         uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
 
-      - name: Test ipyparallel
+      - name: Run Test
         uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/downstream-test@v1
         with:
           package_name: ipyparallel
 
-      - name: Test jupyter_kernel_test
+  jupyter_kernel_test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Base Setup
+        uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
+
+      - name: Run Test
         run: |
           git clone https://github.com/jupyter/jupyter_kernel_test.git
           cd jupyter_kernel_test