diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/pre_release.yaml
index fefe0509..45e3e7c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre_release.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ on:
   # Or it can be triggered manually.
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+concurrency:
+  group: release
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
 jobs:
   release_metadata:
     if: "!startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'docs') && !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'ci') && startsWith(github.repository, 'apify/')"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 641a7a8c..d7fd12bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ on:
         type: string
         default: ""
 
+concurrency:
+  group: release
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
 jobs:
   release_metadata:
     name: Prepare release metadata
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_code_checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_code_checks.yaml
index c3280eb5..7dc6969b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_code_checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_code_checks.yaml
@@ -6,12 +6,7 @@ on:
   # step required for PRs from forks. This prevents their potential exposure.
   pull_request:
 
-  # Pushing to the master branch triggers code checks
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-    tags-ignore:
-      - "**" # Ignore all tags to prevent duplicate checks when tags are pushed.
+  # Trigger for pushing to the master branch is handled by the pre-release workflow.
 
   # It should also be possible to trigger checks manually
   workflow_dispatch: