diff --git a/.github/workflows/core_testmodels.yml b/.github/workflows/core_testmodels.yml
index e70500092..35216a5dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/core_testmodels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/core_testmodels.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Julia Run Testmodels
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main, "update/pixi-lock", "update/julia-manifest"]
+    branches: [main, update/pixi-lock, update/julia-manifest]
     paths-ignore: [".teamcity/**"]
     tags: ["*"]
   pull_request:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/core_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/core_tests.yml
index 2696247a1..da412891b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/core_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/core_tests.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Julia Tests
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main, "update/pixi-lock", "update/julia-manifest"]
+    branches: [main, update/pixi-lock, update/julia-manifest]
     paths-ignore: [".teamcity/**"]
     tags: ["*"]
   pull_request:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 13db62139..19a177efe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Docs
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main, "update/pixi-lock", "update/julia-manifest"]
+    branches: [main, update/pixi-lock, update/julia-manifest]
     paths-ignore: [".teamcity/**"]
   pull_request:
     paths-ignore: [".teamcity/**"]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/julia_auto_update.yml b/.github/workflows/julia_auto_update.yml
index 3574553a5..da949bfb2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/julia_auto_update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/julia_auto_update.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ jobs:
           pixi run update-manifest-julia
       - uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          branch: "update/julia-manifest"
+          token: ${{ secrets.CI_PR_PAT }}
+          branch: update/julia-manifest
           title: Update Julia manifest
           commit-message: "Update Julia manifest"
           body: Update Julia dependencies to the latest version.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mypy.yml b/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
index 4456d79d2..7889a10f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Mypy Type Check
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main, "update/pixi-lock"]
+    branches: [main, update/pixi-lock]
     paths-ignore: [".teamcity/**"]
     tags: ["*"]
   pull_request:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pixi_auto_update.yml b/.github/workflows/pixi_auto_update.yml
index 30315e725..eefe56e0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pixi_auto_update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pixi_auto_update.yml
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create pull request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.CI_PR_PAT }}
           commit-message: Update pixi lockfile
           title: Update pixi lockfile
           body-path: diff.md
-          branch: "update/pixi-lock"
+          branch: update/pixi-lock
           base: main
           delete-branch: true
           add-paths: pixi.lock
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit_auto_update.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit_auto_update.yml
index 11a71fe1d..ceca44013 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit_auto_update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit_auto_update.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: browniebroke/pre-commit-autoupdate-action@main
       - uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          branch: "update/pre-commit-hooks"
+          token: ${{ secrets.CI_PR_PAT }}
+          branch: update/pre-commit-hooks
           title: Update pre-commit hooks
           commit-message: "Update pre-commit hooks"
           body: Update versions of pre-commit hooks to latest version.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit_check.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit_check.yml
index a68df6711..f9788cb7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit_check.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
   merge_group:
   push:
-    branches: [main, "update/pre-commit-hooks", "update/pixi-lock"]
+    branches: [main, update/pre-commit-hooks, update/pixi-lock]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_codegen.yml b/.github/workflows/python_codegen.yml
index 65feea650..38ec5e287 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_codegen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_codegen.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Python Codegen
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main, "update/pixi-lock"]
+    branches: [main, update/pixi-lock]
     paths-ignore: [".teamcity/**"]
     tags: ["*"]
   pull_request:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python_tests.yml
index c7744b6de..19d07862a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_tests.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Ribasim Python Tests
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main, "update/pixi-lock"]
+    branches: [main, update/pixi-lock]
     paths-ignore: [".teamcity/**"]
     tags: ["*"]
   pull_request: