diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9f681bb3..a12284f7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ test-main-commit-job-debian:
   rules:
     - if: $CI_PROJECT_PATH != "cryptsetup/cryptsetup"
       when: never
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH || $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /v2\..\.x$/
   script:
     - make -j
     - make -j -C tests check-programs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ test-main-commit-job-dnf:
   rules:
     - if: $CI_PROJECT_PATH != "cryptsetup/cryptsetup"
       when: never
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH || $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /v2\..\.x$/
   script:
     - make -j
     - make -j -C tests check-programs
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/gitlab-shared-docker.yml b/.gitlab/ci/gitlab-shared-docker.yml
index 8d3fba97..2be9da9a 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/gitlab-shared-docker.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/gitlab-shared-docker.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   stage: test
   interruptible: true
   rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH || $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /v2\..\.x$/
   before_script:
     - .gitlab/ci/cibuild-setup-ubuntu.sh
     - export CC="${COMPILER}${COMPILER_VERSION:+-$COMPILER_VERSION}"