diff --git a/code-scanning/dependency-review.yml b/code-scanning/dependency-review.yml
index 0f14196..2f98c51 100644
--- a/code-scanning/dependency-review.yml
+++ b/code-scanning/dependency-review.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 name: 'Dependency review'
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ $default-branch ]
+    branches: [ $default-branch, $protected-branches ]
 
 # If using a dependency submission action in this workflow this permission will need to be set to:
 #