diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_maven_java21_arm.yml b/.github/workflows/build_maven_java21_arm.yml
index 16417bb1c5f2..b8b55a737120 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_maven_java21_arm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_maven_java21_arm.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-name: "Build / Maven (master, Scala 2.13, Hadoop 3, JDK 21, ARM)"
+name: "Build / Maven (branch-4.x, Scala 2.13, Hadoop 3, JDK 21, ARM)"
 
 on:
   schedule:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_maven_java21_macos26.yml b/.github/workflows/build_maven_java21_macos26.yml
index c858a7f70b27..d4ba178dca16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_maven_java21_macos26.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_maven_java21_macos26.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-name: "Build / Maven (master, Scala 2.13, Hadoop 3, JDK 21, MacOS-26)"
+name: "Build / Maven (branch-4.x, Scala 2.13, Hadoop 3, JDK 21, MacOS-26)"
 
 on:
   schedule:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven_test.yml b/.github/workflows/maven_test.yml
index a857cf048953..fa7cdd20d6ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven_test.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ on:
         description: Branch to run the build against
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: master
+        default: branch-4.x
       hadoop:
         description: Hadoop version to run with. HADOOP_PROFILE environment variable should accept it.
         required: false