diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 6b27bf6f84a..0cba5457e0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ name: "CodeQL"
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ master ]
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - 'release/*'
   pull_request:
     # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
     branches:
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
       with:
-        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+        languages: go
         # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
         # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
         # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.