diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-pr-debug.yml b/.github/workflows/on-pr-debug.yml
index ac383d914..ffc6dba82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-pr-debug.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-pr-debug.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ defaults:
 
 jobs:
   gcc-cov:
-    name: "Coverage: ubuntu:latest gcc nats:main"
+    name: "Default coverage"
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-test.yml
     with:
       coverage: ON
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       type: Debug
 
   clang:
-    name: "All: ubuntu:latest clang nats:main"
+    name: "Default"
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-test.yml
     with:
       compiler: clang
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       type: Debug
 
   sanitize-addr:
-    name: "address: ubuntu:latest gcc nats:main"
+    name: "Sanitize address"
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-test.yml
     with:
       sanitize: address
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       type: Debug
 
   sanitize-addr-lib-msg-delivery:
-    name: "address (lib_msg_delivery): ubuntu:latest gcc nats:main"
+    name: "Sanitize address (lib_msg_delivery)"
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-test.yml
     with:
       sanitize: address
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       lib_msg_delivery: ON
 
   san-addr:
-    name: "address (lib_write_deadline): ubuntu:latest gcc nats:main"
+    name: "Sanitize address (lib_write_deadline)"
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-test.yml
     with:
       sanitize: address
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ jobs:
       lib_write_deadline: ON
 
   san-thread:
+    name: "Sanitize thread"
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-test.yml
-    name: "thread: ubuntu:latest gcc nats:main"
     with:
       sanitize: thread
       server_version: main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-push-quick.yml b/.github/workflows/on-push-quick.yml
index 57b2e2686..e9d4d2a09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-push-quick.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-push-quick.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 name: "release mode: quick"
 on:
   push:
+    branches-ignore:
+      - main
+      - release_*
 
 permissions:
   contents: write # required by build-test to comment on coverage but not used here.