diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
index b3a2fbfc..7c9cc9dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ name: Code Scanning
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - main
+    branches-ignore:
+      - dependabot/**
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 0 * * 0"
-  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-dashboards.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint-dashboards.yaml
index 80236534..225f16f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-dashboards.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-dashboards.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ on:
       - main
     paths:
       - 'charts/fission-all/dashboards/**.json'
-  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
index f4eee2d8..297e3979 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ on:
       - "**.go"
       - go.mod
       - go.sum
-  workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
   GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION: v1.61.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push_pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/push_pr.yaml
index 62b4ea54..237aafd6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push_pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push_pr.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    branches-ignore:
+      - dependabot/**
     paths:
       - "**.go"
       - "charts/**"
@@ -19,7 +21,6 @@ on:
       - "test/**"
       - go.mod
       - go.sum
-  workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
   HELM_VERSION: v3.13.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/upgrade_test.yaml
index facbbb4c..adc31ef9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade_test.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    branches-ignore:
+      - dependabot/**
     paths:
       - "**.go"
       - "charts/**"
@@ -19,7 +21,6 @@ on:
       - "test/**"
       - go.mod
       - go.sum
-  workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
   HELM_VERSION: v3.13.0