diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 59a21edb0c..53f6138603 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ init:
 branches:
   only:
     - master
-    - release
+    - /release\/.*/
     - dev
     - /^(.*\/)?ci-.*$/
     - /^rel\/.*/
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1656e98760..c28619b120 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ addons:
 branches:
   only:
     - master
-    - release
+    - /release\/.*/
     - dev
     - /^(.*\/)?ci-.*$/
     - /^rel\/.*/