diff --git a/.github/workflows/cancel.yml b/.github/workflows/cancel.yml
index 1cf7a1356037..a98c8ee5d225 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cancel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cancel.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 # Attempt to cancel stale workflow runs to save github actions runner time
-name: Cancel stale runs
+name: cancel
 
 on:
   workflow_run:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 2e40411a1a55..670b52856594 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-name: Coverage
+name: coverage
 
 # Trigger only on pushes to master, not pull requests
 on:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev.yml b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
index 21263a9211e1..7079751119e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-name: Dev
+name: dev
 
 # trigger for all PRs and changes to master
 on:
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./dev/release/run-rat.sh .
 
   prettier:
-    name: Use prettier to check formatting of markdown documents
+    name: Markdown format
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/dev_pr.yml
index 093d376713d8..3c7195cf8ef6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev_pr.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-name: Dev PR
+name: dev_pr
 
 # Trigger whenever a PR is changed (title as well as new / changed commits)
 on:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index b3f6d9b61664..7dceba274683 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-name: Docs
+name: docs
 
 # trigger for all PRs and changes to master
 on:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 71ec99d8dce2..64ab819ce42c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-name: Integration
+name: integration
 
 # trigger for all PRs that touch certain files and changes to master
 on:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/miri.yaml b/.github/workflows/miri.yaml
index 732f92a1c36a..a820a3f874af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/miri.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/miri.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-name: MIRI
+name: miri
 
 # trigger for all PRs that touch certain files and changes to master
 on:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 8f6682cc5f73..bb1d5a0fa740 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-# tests for workspace wide
-name: Rust
+# workspace wide tests
+name: rust
 
 # trigger for all PRs and changes to master
 on: