diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-c-api-bindings.yml b/.github/workflows/build-c-api-bindings.yml
index bce1fcfa2..3a6d3566b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-c-api-bindings.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-c-api-bindings.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ on:
       - 'bindings/cpp/**'
       - 'bindings/python/**'
       - '**.md'
+      - '.github/CODEOWNERS'
+      - '.github/dependabot.yml'
+      - '.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml'
+      - '.github/workflows/skywalking-eyes.yml'
+      - 'LICENSE*'
+      - 'THIRD-PARTY-PROGRAMS'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
@@ -31,7 +37,7 @@ permissions:
 # This allows a subsequently queued workflow run to interrupt previous runs
 concurrency:
   group: '${{ github.workflow }} @ ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.label || github.head_ref || github.ref }}'
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
 
 jobs:
   build-c-api-bindings:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-cpp-runtime-bindings.yml b/.github/workflows/build-cpp-runtime-bindings.yml
index c18e1a8c6..2205737ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-cpp-runtime-bindings.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-cpp-runtime-bindings.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ on:
       - 'bindings/c/**'
       - 'bindings/python/**'
       - '**.md'
+      - '.github/CODEOWNERS'
+      - '.github/dependabot.yml'
+      - '.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml'
+      - '.github/workflows/skywalking-eyes.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
@@ -31,7 +35,7 @@ permissions:
 # This allows a subsequently queued workflow run to interrupt previous runs
 concurrency:
   group: '${{ github.workflow }} @ ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.label || github.head_ref || github.ref }}'
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
 
 jobs:
   build-cpp-runtime-bindings:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-linux-arm.yml b/.github/workflows/build-linux-arm.yml
index 5a46f0361..d4fec6765 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-linux-arm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-linux-arm.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ on:
     paths-ignore:
     - 'bindings/**'
     - '**.md'
+    - '.github/CODEOWNERS'
+    - '.github/dependabot.yml'
+    - '.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml'
+    - '.github/workflows/skywalking-eyes.yml'
+    - 'LICENSE*'
+    - 'THIRD-PARTY-PROGRAMS'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
@@ -30,7 +36,7 @@ permissions:
 # This allows a subsequently queued workflow run to interrupt previous runs
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }} @ ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.label || github.head_ref || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -62,8 +68,7 @@ jobs:
               -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build_type }} \
               -DSVS_BUILD_BINARIES=YES \
               -DSVS_BUILD_TESTS=YES \
-              -DSVS_BUILD_EXAMPLES=YES \
-              -DSVS_EXPERIMENTAL_LEANVEC=YES
+              -DSVS_BUILD_EXAMPLES=YES
 
     - name: Build Tests and Utilities
       working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
index 92df99a86..8322d80bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ on:
     paths-ignore:
     - 'bindings/**'
     - '**.md'
+    - '.github/CODEOWNERS'
+    - '.github/dependabot.yml'
+    - '.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml'
+    - '.github/workflows/skywalking-eyes.yml'
+    - 'LICENSE*'
+    - 'THIRD-PARTY-PROGRAMS'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
@@ -30,7 +36,7 @@ permissions:
 # This allows a subsequently queued workflow run to interrupt previous runs
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }} @ ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.label || github.head_ref || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-macos.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-macos.yaml
index 47649c0a4..1927a1750 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-macos.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-macos.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ on:
     paths-ignore:
     - 'bindings/**'
     - '**.md'
+    - '.github/CODEOWNERS'
+    - '.github/dependabot.yml'
+    - '.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml'
+    - '.github/workflows/skywalking-eyes.yml'
+    - 'LICENSE*'
+    - 'THIRD-PARTY-PROGRAMS'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
@@ -30,7 +36,7 @@ permissions:
 # This allows a subsequently queued workflow run to interrupt previous runs
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }} @ ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.label || github.head_ref || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -75,8 +81,7 @@ jobs:
               -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build_type }} \
               -DSVS_BUILD_BINARIES=YES \
               -DSVS_BUILD_TESTS=YES \
-              -DSVS_BUILD_EXAMPLES=YES \
-              -DSVS_EXPERIMENTAL_LEANVEC=YES
+              -DSVS_BUILD_EXAMPLES=YES
 
     - name: Build Tests and Utilities
       working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml b/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml
index 6ab5644f9..2580ace89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@ on:
     branches:
     - main
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+    - 'bindings/python/**'
+    - 'include/**'
+    - 'cmake/**'
+    - 'CMakeLists.txt'
+    - 'data/**'
+    - 'docker/x86_64/manylinux228/**'
+    - 'examples/python/**'
+    - 'tools/pybuild.py'
+    # setup.py reads these from the repo root (long description, license_files)
+    - 'README.md'
+    - 'LICENSE'
+    - 'THIRD-PARTY-PROGRAMS'
+    - '.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
@@ -26,7 +40,7 @@ permissions:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }} @ ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.label || github.head_ref || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
 
 jobs:
   python-build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/skywalking-eyes.yml b/.github/workflows/skywalking-eyes.yml
index aed657dfe..9ded33bd0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/skywalking-eyes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/skywalking-eyes.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ permissions: read-all
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name }}-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ github.event.number || github.sha }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
 
 jobs:
   check-license-header: