diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index a317ba8d87..8d82e77c6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [master, dev]
+    branches: [dev]
   pull_request:
 
 env:
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
           git config --global user.name "Your Name"
 
+          # Depending on the STATE_TREE_DEPTH param, there 
+          # might be changes in the EmptyBallotRoots.sol file
+          git add contracts/contracts/trees/EmptyBallotRoots.sol
+          git diff --staged --quiet || git commit -m "Commit changes before publishing"
+
           lerna version 0.0.0-ci.$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) --no-push --yes
           lerna publish from-git --dist-tag ci --yes
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a8a0f5ec95..868c443c2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Publish NPM
         run: |
+          # Depending on the STATE_TREE_DEPTH param, there 
+          # might be changes in the EmptyBallotRoots.sol file
+          git add contracts/contracts/trees/EmptyBallotRoots.sol
+          git diff --staged --quiet || git commit -m "Commit changes before publishing"
+
           npx lerna publish from-git --yes
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}