diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 94b3a8953..d4020f083 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          tag: ${{ steps.release-step.outputs.version }}
+          tag: "v${{ steps.release-step.outputs.version }}"
         run: |
           gh release create "$tag" \
               --repo="$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
-              --title="${{ steps.release-step.outputs.version }}" \
+              --title="v${{ steps.release-step.outputs.version }}" \
               --target="release/${{ steps.release-step.outputs.version }}" \
               --generate-notes
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/test-pr.yml
index ae1ecf85f..cf2156466 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-pr.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 name: Tests
 on:
   push:
-    paths:
-      - 'keep/**'
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - 'keep/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
+permissions:
+  actions: write
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -19,9 +17,24 @@ env:
   ELASTIC_PASSWORD: keeptests
 
 jobs:
+  check-before-unit-tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Check if relevant files have changed
+        id: file_check
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          if ! git diff --name-only $BASE_SHA $HEAD_SHA | grep -q '^keep/'; then
+            echo "No relevant changes, cancelling job."
+            exit 78
+          fi
   tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
+    needs:
+      - check-before-unit-tests
     services:
       mysql:
         image: mysql:5.7