diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 67216476a..8d133f76b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+branches:
+  only:
+  - master
+  - /^release/.*$/
 language: java
 jdk:
   - openjdk8
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index c4dd7e579..c380ea9ff 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ environment:
 branches:
   only:
     - master
+    - /^release/.*$/
   except:
     - gh-pages
 os: Windows Server 2016