diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 6cabce78..aafe7913 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 version: 2
+target-branch: "v2"
 updates:
 - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
   directory: "/"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
index 6c18fd04..15ef0b4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Dependabot auto-merge
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - v2
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/github-ci.yml
index 903477fb..31830bf2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-ci.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ name: GitHub CI
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - v2
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - v2
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 3812860f..54880c9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
           - middleware-code-coverage
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - v2
 
 permissions: {}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reuse-compliance.yml b/.github/workflows/reuse-compliance.yml
index 5554a8ec..0f65d813 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reuse-compliance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reuse-compliance.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ name: REUSE
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - v2
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - v2
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 7a394c26..dd1a4d51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ name: Tests
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - v2
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - v2
 
 permissions:
   contents: read