diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/go-tests.yml
index f2792835..36d113d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-tests.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - 'release/**'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+      - 'release/**'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ad9ed795..f5337783 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ lint-fix: golangci-lint $(GOLANGCI_LINT) ## Lint the codebase and run auto-fixer
 
 verify-vendor: ## verify if all the go.mod/go.sum files are up-to-date
 	$(eval TMPDIR := $(shell mktemp -d))
-	@cp -R ${ROOTDIR} ${TMPDIR}
+	@cp -R ${ROOTDIR} ${TMPDIR}/.
 	@(cd ${TMPDIR}/garm && ${GO} mod tidy)
 	@diff -r -u -q ${ROOTDIR} ${TMPDIR}/garm >/dev/null 2>&1; if [ "$$?" -ne 0 ];then echo "please run: go mod tidy && go mod vendor"; exit 1; fi
 	@rm -rf ${TMPDIR}