diff --git a/eng/pipelines/vmr-build-internal.yml b/eng/pipelines/vmr-build-internal.yml
index d4bd11578..a7cf1f8b5 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/vmr-build-internal.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/vmr-build-internal.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ pr:
     - main
     - release/*
     - internal/release/*
+    - */internal/release/*
 
 parameters:
 - name: vmrBranch
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/vmr-sync-internal.yml b/eng/pipelines/vmr-sync-internal.yml
index 176f98910..6c1b48d27 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/vmr-sync-internal.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/vmr-sync-internal.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ trigger:
   branches:
     include:
     - internal/release/*
+    - */internal/release/*
 
 resources:
   repositories: