diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request-lint.yml
index 58aee32a20..13f034de26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request-lint.yml
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ on:
       - reopened
       - ready_for_review
       - edited
+  merge_group: {}
 jobs:
   validate:
     name: Validate PR title
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       pull-requests: write
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name == 'pull_request_target'
     steps:
       - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v5.4.0
         env:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cad3a26bc7..b3834db02c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     "jsii-pacmak": "^1.104.0",
     "jsii-rosetta": "1.x",
     "prettier": "^2.8.8",
-    "projen": "^0.88.5",
+    "projen": "^0.88.6",
     "ts-jest": "^27",
     "typescript": "^4.9.5"
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 527f4919fa..1fec3e01da 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4477,10 +4477,10 @@ process-nextick-args@~2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/process-nextick-args/-/process-nextick-args-2.0.1.tgz#7820d9b16120cc55ca9ae7792680ae7dba6d7fe2"
   integrity sha512-3ouUOpQhtgrbOa17J7+uxOTpITYWaGP7/AhoR3+A+/1e9skrzelGi/dXzEYyvbxubEF6Wn2ypscTKiKJFFn1ag==
 
-projen@^0.88.5:
-  version "0.88.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/projen/-/projen-0.88.5.tgz#93319093f41121de3a5ef2fe9f92ce80275d0bdc"
-  integrity sha512-eZdMr/gJBDQp5Dn7Tg4OwcGHT9xUU30BvPIgYDWlxJl3PG9fCizdxHc1d7XHEeQRjBujMm+qRVQ1Yqid8Ux6OA==
+projen@^0.88.6:
+  version "0.88.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/projen/-/projen-0.88.6.tgz#09c17b7e15a5db4a14fe85e0f8fc52924c066df3"
+  integrity sha512-USj+Bu7YoRyt98Zx53uUZi8mOTkHb/mo6ybbNKa9v4i6DsBp0oeLzO/8zI2NXoDvBE+NRo2ahH2P5V7ns+PbpA==
   dependencies:
     "@iarna/toml" "^2.2.5"
     case "^1.6.3"