diff --git a/ci/cmake.yml b/ci/cmake.yml
index 005915e..1634140 100644
--- a/ci/cmake.yml
+++ b/ci/cmake.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 name: CMake
 
-on: [push]
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ $default-branch ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ $default-branch ]
 
 env:
   # Customize the CMake build type here (Release, Debug, RelWithDebInfo, etc.)
@@ -17,30 +21,18 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-    - name: Create Build Environment
-      # Some projects don't allow in-source building, so create a separate build directory
-      # We'll use this as our working directory for all subsequent commands
-      run: cmake -E make_directory ${{github.workspace}}/build
-
     - name: Configure CMake
-      # Use a bash shell so we can use the same syntax for environment variable
-      # access regardless of the host operating system
-      shell: bash
-      working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
-      # Note the current convention is to use the -S and -B options here to specify source 
-      # and build directories, but this is only available with CMake 3.13 and higher.  
-      # The CMake binaries on the Github Actions machines are (as of this writing) 3.12
-      run: cmake $GITHUB_WORKSPACE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE
+      # Configure CMake in a 'build' subdirectory. `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` is only required if you are using a single-configuration generator such as make.
+      # See https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/variable/CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE.html?highlight=cmake_build_type
+      run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
 
     - name: Build
-      working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
-      shell: bash
-      # Execute the build.  You can specify a specific target with "--target <NAME>"
-      run: cmake --build . --config $BUILD_TYPE
+      # Build your program with the given configuration
+      run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
 
     - name: Test
       working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
-      shell: bash
       # Execute tests defined by the CMake configuration.  
       # See https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/ctest.1.html for more detail
-      run: ctest -C $BUILD_TYPE
+      run: ctest -C ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
+