diff --git a/.github/workflows/PR.yaml b/.github/workflows/PR.yaml
index 51042fd5d..07f1e0439 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/PR.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/PR.yaml
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@ on:
     branches:
       - ubuntu-20.04-upgrade
       - feature/did-indy*
-    paths:
-      - '**.py'
-      - '.github/**'
-      - 'build-scripts/**'
-      - 'bump_version.sh'
   workflow_dispatch: 
 
 jobs:
@@ -25,15 +20,28 @@ jobs:
       GITHUB_REPOSITORY_NAME: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.GITHUB_REPOSITORY_NAME }} 
       distribution: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.distribution }}
       publish: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.publish }}
+      testsNeeded: ${{ steps.testsNeeded.outputs.testsNeeded }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout source code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: setup
         id: setup
         uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/actions/workflow-setup@v1
+      - name: testsNeeded
+        id: testsNeeded
+        uses: dorny/paths-filter@v2
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            testsNeeded:
+              - '**.py'
+              - '.github/**'
+              - 'build-scripts/**'
+              - 'bump_version.sh'   
 
   lint:
     name: Lint
+    needs: [workflow-setup]
+    if: ${{ needs.workflow-setup.outputs.testsNeeded == 'true' }}
     uses: hyperledger/indy-shared-gha/.github/workflows/lint.yaml@v1
       
   build-image:
@@ -63,3 +71,11 @@ jobs:
       isDev: true
       isRC: false
       moduleName: indy_node
+
+  statusCheck:
+    name: statusCheck
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [workflow-setup, build_packages]
+    if: ${{ needs.workflow-setup.outputs.testsNeeded == 'false' || success() }}
+    steps:
+      - run: 'echo "Just a status Check (Always true, when executed) for branch protection rules(blocks merging while test are running and if tests fail)." '
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/releasepr.yaml b/.github/workflows/releasepr.yaml
index 2f81072b5..ba2348765 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releasepr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releasepr.yaml
@@ -71,3 +71,10 @@ jobs:
       isDev: 'false'
       isRC: '${{ needs.release-infos.outputs.isPreRelease }}'
       moduleName: indy_node
+
+  statusCheck:
+    name: statusCheck
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [workflow-setup, build_packages]
+    steps:
+      - run: 'echo "Just a status Check (Always true, when executed) for branch protection rules(blocks merging while test are running and if tests fail)." '
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