diff --git a/.github/workflows/codecov.yml b/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
index 6083a418..2c5d9b6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ on:
       - '**/*.py'        # Watch for changes in any Python files
       - 'pyproject.yml'  # Watch for changes in the pyproject.yml file
   workflow_dispatch:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 
 jobs:
   run:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gitavscan.yml b/.github/workflows/gitavscan.yml
index 71ceb62b..07e500b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gitavscan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gitavscan.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 name: gitavscan
 
-on: [push]
+on:
+  push:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 
 jobs:
   gitavscan:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml b/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml
index 7a8b4248..955da4f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 name: Markdown links
 
-on: push
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - '**/*.md'        # Watch for changes in any markdown files
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 
 jobs:
   markdown-link-check:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yml
index e806aaea..acf52ef6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 name: Markdown
 
-on: push
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - '**/*.md'        # Watch for changes in any markdown files
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 
 jobs:
   lint:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mypy.yml b/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
index 17aabc3a..5a1115a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ on:
       - '**/*.py'        # Watch for changes in any Python files
       - 'pyproject.yml'  # Watch for changes in the pyproject.yml file
   workflow_dispatch:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 
 jobs:
   mypy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
index 595bcc25..0bad8aab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ on:
       - '**/*.py'        # Watch for changes in any Python files
       - 'pyproject.yml'  # Watch for changes in the pyproject.yml file
   workflow_dispatch:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ruff.yml b/.github/workflows/ruff.yml
index 772ca58f..6f7c3e4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ruff.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ruff.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ on:
       - '**/*.py'        # Watch for changes in any Python files
       - 'pyproject.yml'  # Watch for changes in the pyproject.yml file
   workflow_dispatch:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 
 #concurrency:
 #  group: ci-${{github.workflow}}-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index 144d56ee..20e9d4bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ on:
       - '**/*.py'        # Watch for changes in any Python files
       - 'pyproject.yml'  # Watch for changes in the pyproject.yml file
   workflow_dispatch:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittests.yml b/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
index 3540a226..6d119e8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
       - '**/*.py'        # Watch for changes in any Python files
       - 'pyproject.yml'  # Watch for changes in the pyproject.yml file
   workflow_dispatch:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 
 jobs:
   build: