diff --git a/pkg/config/defaults.go b/pkg/config/defaults.go
index d509562..4db6201 100644
--- a/pkg/config/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/config/defaults.go
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ func newDefaults(project Project) Config {
 	return Config{
 		GithubWorkflowsRemovalGlob: "knative-*.y?ml",
 		Branches: Branches{
-			Main:        "main",
-			ReleaseNext: "release-next",
+			Main:          "main",
+			ReleaseNext:   "release-next",
+			CheckPrPrefix: "ci/",
 			ReleaseTemplates: ReleaseTemplates{
 				Upstream:   releaseTemplate,
 				Downstream: releaseTemplate,
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ func newDefaults(project Project) Config {
 			RefSpec: "v*",
 		},
 		ResyncReleases: ResyncReleases{
-			NumberOf: 6, //nolint:gomnd
+			NumberOf: 6, //nolint:mnd,gomnd
 		},
 		Messages: Messages{
 			TriggerCI: ":robot: Synchronize branch `%s` to " +
diff --git a/pkg/config/structure.go b/pkg/config/structure.go
index 1f8e763..a9aea2b 100644
--- a/pkg/config/structure.go
+++ b/pkg/config/structure.go
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ type Messages struct {
 type Branches struct {
 	Main             string `json:"main"             valid:"required"`
 	ReleaseNext      string `json:"releaseNext"      valid:"required"`
-	SyncCi           string `json:"syncCi"`
+	CheckPrPrefix    string `json:"checkPrPrefix"`
+	SkipCheckPr      bool   `json:"skipCheckPr"`
 	ReleaseTemplates `json:"releaseTemplates"`
 	Searches         `json:"searches"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/sync/create_pr.go b/pkg/sync/create_pr.go
index 254161a..de97fe7 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/create_pr.go
+++ b/pkg/sync/create_pr.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func (o Operation) createSyncReleaseNextPR() error {
 		o.triggerCIMessage(),
 		fmt.Sprintf(o.Config.Messages.TriggerCIBody, branches.ReleaseNext, branches.Main),
 		branches.ReleaseNext,
-		branches.SyncCi+branches.ReleaseNext,
+		branches.CheckPrPrefix+branches.ReleaseNext,
 	)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/sync/resync_releases.go b/pkg/sync/resync_releases.go
index 6a2f268..57985aa 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/resync_releases.go
+++ b/pkg/sync/resync_releases.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (r resyncRelease) run() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, ErrSyncFailed)
 	}
-	syncBranch := r.Config.Branches.SyncCi + downstreamBranch
+	syncBranch := r.Config.Branches.CheckPrPrefix + downstreamBranch
 	r.Printf("Re-syncing release: %s\n", color.Blue(r.rel.String()))
 	downstreamRemote := git.Remote{
 		Name: "downstream",
diff --git a/pkg/sync/trigger_ci.go b/pkg/sync/trigger_ci.go
index be57481..e714c9e 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/trigger_ci.go
+++ b/pkg/sync/trigger_ci.go
@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ type triggerCI struct {
 func (c triggerCI) run() error {
 	c.Println("Trigger CI")
 
-	// If SyncCi is not explicitly set (i.e., it's an empty string), skip this feature.
-	if c.Config.Branches.SyncCi == "" {
-		c.Println(color.Yellow("Skipping CI trigger because 'branches.syncCi' is not configured."))
+	if c.Config.Branches.SkipCheckPr {
+		c.Println(color.Yellow("Skipping CI Check PRs trigger"))
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ func (c triggerCI) run() error {
 		c.checkout,
 		c.addChange,
 		c.commitChanges(c.triggerCIMessage()),
-		c.pushBranch(c.Config.Branches.SyncCi + c.Config.Branches.ReleaseNext),
+		c.pushBranch(c.Config.Branches.CheckPrPrefix + c.Config.Branches.ReleaseNext),
 	})
 }
 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ func (c triggerCI) checkout() error {
 		URL:  c.Config.Downstream,
 	}
 	err := c.Repository.Checkout(remote, c.Config.Branches.ReleaseNext).
-		As(c.Config.Branches.SyncCi + c.Config.Branches.ReleaseNext)
+		As(c.Config.Branches.CheckPrPrefix + c.Config.Branches.ReleaseNext)
 	return errors.Wrap(err, ErrSyncFailed)
 }