diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_check_deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_check_deploy.yaml
index 7018c83..94541d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_check_deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_check_deploy.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   #    - master
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - master
+      - devel
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 8 * * 5'
 
@@ -61,18 +61,18 @@ jobs:
         shell: Rscript {0}
 
       - name: Build pkgdown
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/devel'
         run: |
            PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin/ Rscript -e 'BiocManager::install("pkgdown"); pkgdown::build_site(".")'
 
       # deploy needs rsync? Seems so.
       - name: Install deploy dependencies
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/devel'
         run: |
           apt-get update && apt-get -y install rsync
 
       - name: Deploy 🚀
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/devel'
         uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@releases/v3
         with:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-bioc.yml b/.github/workflows/check-bioc.yml
index b54ab26..c26daec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-bioc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-bioc.yml
@@ -210,13 +210,13 @@ jobs:
         shell: Rscript {0}
 
       - name: Install covr
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && env.run_covr == 'true' && runner.os == 'Linux'
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/devel' && env.run_covr == 'true' && runner.os == 'Linux'
         run: |
           remotes::install_cran("covr")
         shell: Rscript {0}
 
       - name: Install pkgdown
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && env.run_pkgdown == 'true' && runner.os == 'Linux'
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/devel' && env.run_pkgdown == 'true' && runner.os == 'Linux'
         run: |
           remotes::install_github("r-lib/pkgdown")
         shell: Rscript {0}
@@ -266,17 +266,17 @@ jobs:
         shell: Rscript {0}
 
       - name: Test coverage
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && env.run_covr == 'true' && runner.os == 'Linux'
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/devel' && env.run_covr == 'true' && runner.os == 'Linux'
         run: |
           covr::codecov()
         shell: Rscript {0}
 
       - name: Install package
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && env.run_pkgdown == 'true' && runner.os == 'Linux'
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/devel' && env.run_pkgdown == 'true' && runner.os == 'Linux'
         run: R CMD INSTALL .
 
       - name: Build pkgdown site
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && env.run_pkgdown == 'true' && runner.os == 'Linux'
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/devel' && env.run_pkgdown == 'true' && runner.os == 'Linux'
         run: pkgdown::build_site_github_pages(new_process = FALSE, install = FALSE)
         shell: Rscript {0}
         ## Note that you need to run pkgdown::deploy_to_branch(new_process = FALSE)
@@ -285,12 +285,12 @@ jobs:
         ## makes the git history recognizable by pkgdown.
 
       - name: Install deploy dependencies
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && env.run_pkgdown == 'true' && runner.os == 'Linux'
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/devel' && env.run_pkgdown == 'true' && runner.os == 'Linux'
         run: |
           apt-get update && apt-get -y install rsync
 
       - name: Deploy pkgdown site to GitHub pages 🚀
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && env.run_pkgdown == 'true' && runner.os == 'Linux'
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/devel' && env.run_pkgdown == 'true' && runner.os == 'Linux'
         uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@releases/v4
         with:
           clean: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_docker.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish_docker.yaml
index 9770db7..fe6f7d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_docker.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_docker.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - master
+      - devel
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 8 * * 1,3,5'