diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
index 3d0bdc21..7ceaf9fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ name: Pull request
 on:
   pull_request:
     types: [ opened, reopened, synchronize ]
-  workflow_dispatch:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6cbdec2d..ccfc4601 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
     permissions:
-      actions: write
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
@@ -56,8 +55,3 @@ jobs:
           title: Version Release
           body: |
             Bumping project version after release.
-      - name: Run the pull request checks
-        # Pull requests opened with GITHUB_TOKEN don't trigger workflows, but a workflow_dispatch sent with it does
-        run: gh workflow run pull-request.yml --ref version-release
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}