diff --git a/.github/workflows/branch-name-check.yml b/.github/workflows/branch-name-check.yml
index 430e43f8d9b..3922e98170c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/branch-name-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/branch-name-check.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       id: check-develop-branch
       if: ${{ steps.branch-names.outputs.base_ref_branch == 'develop' }}
       run: |
-        if ! [[ "${{ steps.branch-names.outputs.head_ref_branch }}" =~ ^(feature/.*|docs/.*|bugfix/.*|release/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(rc[0-9]+)?)$ ]]; then
+        if ! [[ "${{ steps.branch-names.outputs.head_ref_branch }}" =~ ^(feature/.*|docs/.*|bugfix/.*|hotfix/.*|release/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(rc[0-9]+)?)$ ]]; then
           echo "reason=Invalid branch name for a Pull Request to be merged to `${{ steps.branch-names.outputs.base_ref_branch }}` branch. Branches must follow the GitFlow naming convention." >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         fi