diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
index 6bf0d8e219..b1db2ff255 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ env:
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
   IS_RELEASE: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
   RUN_SIMPLE_TESTS: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || inputs.run-tests == 'true' }}
-  RUN_EXTENDED_TESTS: ${{ github.ref_name == 'release/8.8.x' && (github.event_name != 'release')}}
+  RUN_EXTENDED_TESTS: ${{ inputs.run-tests == 'true' }}
   REF: ${{ inputs.target_branch =='' && github.ref || inputs.target_branch}}
   VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg
   triplet: x64-linux
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-vcpkg.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-vcpkg.yml
index 228ae6842a..ce6367cb49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-vcpkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-vcpkg.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ env:
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
   IS_RELEASE: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
   RUN_SIMPLE_TESTS: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || inputs.run-tests == 'true' }}
-  RUN_EXTENDED_TESTS: ${{ github.ref_name == 'release/8.8.x' && (github.event_name != 'release')}}
+  RUN_EXTENDED_TESTS: ${{ inputs.run-tests == 'true'}}
   REF: ${{ inputs.target_branch =='' && github.ref || inputs.target_branch}}
 
 jobs: