diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 08ade475..64f3c307 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-name: .NET
+name: build-and-test
 
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ main ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches: [ main, target-entity-framework-8 ]
+  workflow_dispatch: 
 
 jobs:
   unit-tests:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-emulator.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-emulator.yml
index 1004ec6f..545f8949 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-emulator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-emulator.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-name: .NET
+name: integration-tests-on-emulator
 
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ main ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches: [ main, target-entity-framework-8 ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   integration-tests-on-emulator:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-production.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-production.yml
index 161bc867..b6a6aac7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-production.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-production.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-name: .NET
+name: integration-tests-on-production
 
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ main ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches: [ main, target-entity-framework-8 ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   check-env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/samples.yml b/.github/workflows/samples.yml
index b4eac0ff..d51b7831 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/samples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/samples.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-name: .NET
+name: samples
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches: [ main, target-entity-framework-8 ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   run-samples: