diff --git a/.github/workflows/autofix.yml b/.github/workflows/autofix.yml
index f26bf4ab89..1eef1eae2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autofix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autofix.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+concurrency: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+
 jobs:
   autofix:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
index 0ce7789573..ca422de52e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
   pull_request:
   merge_group:
 
+concurrency: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c6e96912ef..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-name: Build
-
-on:
-  push: {}
-  merge_group:
-  pull_request:
-    types:
-      - opened
-      - synchronize
-      - ready_for_review
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  build-mermaid:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
-        # uses version from "packageManager" field in package.json
-
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          cache: pnpm
-          node-version-file: '.node-version'
-
-      - name: Install Packages
-        run: |
-          pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-        env:
-          CYPRESS_CACHE_FOLDER: .cache/Cypress
-
-      - name: Run Build
-        run: pnpm run build
-
-      - name: Upload Mermaid Build as Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: mermaid-build
-          path: packages/mermaid/dist
-
-      - name: Upload Mermaid Mindmap Build as Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: mermaid-mindmap-build
-          path: packages/mermaid-mindmap/dist
diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 012fbf19d5..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-on:
-  push:
-  merge_group:
-  pull_request:
-    types:
-      - opened
-      - synchronize
-      - ready_for_review
-
-name: Static analysis on Test files
-
-jobs:
-  check-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: check tests
-    if: github.repository_owner == 'mermaid-js'
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: testomatio/check-tests@stable
-        with:
-          framework: cypress
-          tests: './cypress/e2e/**/**.spec.js'
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          has-tests-label: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-applitools.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-applitools.yml
index 5e5407a23b..e75ad60d38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-applitools.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-applitools.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ on:
         default: master
         description: 'Parent branch to use for PRs'
 
+concurrency: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 2600b3fb84..f7eb63a8ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@ name: E2E
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches-ignore:
-      - 'gh-readonly-queue/**'
+    branches:
+      - develop
+      - master
+      - release/**
   pull_request:
   merge_group:
 
+concurrency: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 632cd6ddc4..a32a60ab2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ on:
   push:
   merge_group:
   pull_request:
-    types:
-      - opened
-      - synchronize
-      - ready_for_review
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+concurrency: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+
 permissions:
   contents: write
 
@@ -82,3 +80,10 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./packages/mermaid
         continue-on-error: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}
         run: pnpm run docs:verify
+
+      - uses: testomatio/check-tests@stable
+        with:
+          framework: cypress
+          tests: './cypress/e2e/**/**.spec.js'
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          has-tests-label: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4dcf709c01..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-name: Publish release
-
-on:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
-
-jobs:
-  publish:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: fregante/setup-git-user@v2
-
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
-        # uses version from "packageManager" field in package.json
-
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          cache: pnpm
-          node-version-file: '.node-version'
-
-      - name: Install Packages
-        run: |
-          pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-          npm i json --global
-        env:
-          CYPRESS_CACHE_FOLDER: .cache/Cypress
-
-      - name: Prepare release
-        run: |
-          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF:10}
-          echo "Preparing release $VERSION"
-          git checkout -t origin/release/$VERSION
-          npm version --no-git-tag-version --allow-same-version $VERSION
-          git add package.json
-          git commit -nm "Bump version $VERSION"
-          git checkout -t origin/master
-          git merge -m "Release $VERSION" --no-ff release/$VERSION
-          git push --no-verify
-
-      - name: Publish
-        run: |
-          npm set //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken $NPM_TOKEN
-          npm publish
-        env:
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}