diff --git a/.github/workflows/code_scan.yml b/.github/workflows/code_scan.yml
index 05e1921092..04d54958d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code_scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code_scan.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ name: Code Scanning
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch: # run on request (no need for PR)
+  push:
+    branches: [ "develop", "releases/*" ]
   schedule:
     # every UTC 6PM from Mon to Fri
     - cron: "0 18 * * 1-5"
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.10
+          python-version: "3.10"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: python -m pip install tox
       - name: Bandit Scanning