diff --git a/.github/workflows/development.yml b/.github/workflows/development.yml
index c7d0dde7..de322bcb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/development.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/development.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Development
 
 on:
-  pull_request_target:
+  pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
 
 jobs:
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ jobs:
         python: ["3.9", "3.13"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: "${{ github.event.pull_request.merge_commit_sha }}"
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
@@ -30,8 +28,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: "${{ github.event.pull_request.merge_commit_sha }}"
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
@@ -46,8 +42,6 @@ jobs:
         python: ["3.9", "3.13"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: "${{ github.event.pull_request.merge_commit_sha }}"
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
@@ -64,8 +58,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: "${{ github.event.pull_request.merge_commit_sha }}"
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
@@ -80,8 +72,6 @@ jobs:
         python: ["3.9"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: "${{ github.event.pull_request.merge_commit_sha }}"
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
@@ -98,8 +88,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: "${{ github.event.pull_request.merge_commit_sha }}"
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
@@ -114,8 +102,6 @@ jobs:
         python: ["3.9", "3.13"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: "${{ github.event.pull_request.merge_commit_sha }}"
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
@@ -132,8 +118,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: "${{ github.event.pull_request.merge_commit_sha }}"
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
@@ -148,8 +132,6 @@ jobs:
         python: ["3.9", "3.13"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: "${{ github.event.pull_request.merge_commit_sha }}"
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
@@ -166,8 +148,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: "${{ github.event.pull_request.merge_commit_sha }}"
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
@@ -176,6 +156,8 @@ jobs:
         run: npm run test:integration
 
   build:
+    # Only build if the PR branch is local
+    if: github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -185,7 +167,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: "${{ github.event.pull_request.merge_commit_sha }}"
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
@@ -228,6 +209,8 @@ jobs:
             })
 
   build-and-push-container:
+    # Only build if the PR branch is local
+    if: github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       packages: write