diff --git a/.github/workflows/contracts-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/contracts-testing.yml
index b86aa3020..0aa124185 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/contracts-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/contracts-testing.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Contracts Testing
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+  merge_group:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ permissions:  # added using https://github.com/step-security/secure-workflows
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
-  test:
+  contracts-testing:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Harden Runner
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml
index fe7838c1a..1f89612f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 name: Dependabot auto-merge
-on: pull_request
+on: 
+  merge_group:
+  pull_request:
 
 # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/automatic-token-authentication#permissions-for-the-github_token
 permissions:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
index b3eae12ab..8967e929a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 #
 # Source repository: https://github.com/actions/dependency-review-action
 name: 'Dependency Review'
-on: [pull_request]
+on: 
+  merge_group:
+  pull_request:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
index dbafb4551..68e83d9dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '37 13 * * 3'
   push:
-    branches: [ "master", "dev" ]
+    branches: [ "dev" ]
 
 # Declare default permissions as read only.
 permissions: read-all