diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 2b3605c7..fb9c13ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   build-binary:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
         platforms:
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
           files: builds/*
 
   build-docker-images-and-push:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index a1363b1d..68b691ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   deploy-docs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d50c36d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: PR checks
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'README.md'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'mkdocs.yml'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - 'getting_started.md'
+      - 'docker-compose.yml'
+      - 'playground/**'
+      - 'CNAME'
+      - 'requirements.txt'
+
+env:
+  go-version: '1.23.2'
+  golangci-lint-version: v1.60
+
+jobs:
+  tests:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/tests.yml
+
+  build:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/build.yml
+    needs: 
+      - tests
+
+  lint:
+    name: lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ env.go-version }}
+
+      - name: golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
+        with:
+          version: ${{ env.golangci-lint-version }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a7417cd8..44ee4ef9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
-name: release
+name: Create Greenmask release
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     tags:
       - 'v*'
-  pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'README.md'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - 'LICENSE'
-      - 'getting_started.md'
 
 jobs:
   tests:
@@ -23,7 +17,6 @@ jobs:
 
   docs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/docs.yml
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
     needs: 
       - build
       
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 79bcbb05..4629be9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   unit-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         run: make tests
 
   integration-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: 
       - unit-tests
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_dev_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/update_dev_docs.yml
index 0540f4e3..509d9a8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_dev_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_dev_docs.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ on:
     paths:
       - 'docs/**'
 
-env:
-  python-version: 'pypy3.10'
-
 jobs:
   docs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/docs.yml