diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/update_docs.yml
index aea7b04224..6a4b4bf917 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_docs.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 name: Generate and deploy documentation on GH pages
 
 # update on releases or when triggered manually(must have write access)
-on: [release, workflow_dispatch]
-
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
 jobs:
   update_docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/version.yml b/.github/workflows/version.yml
index 237ee58312..db37adf2e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-on: release 
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 jobs:
   add-dev-to-version:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -13,3 +15,6 @@ jobs:
         branch: add-dev-post-release # name of the created branch
         branch-suffix: timestamp     # add a timestamp to branch name
         delete-branch: true          # delete afer merge 
+        title: Append dev to version number post-release
+        body: automated change, adds '-dev' to the version number upon releases
+        reviewers: rem1776