diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e9e687f8b..f72a61f0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,16 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
       - ?.?*
+    types: [opened, reopened]
   schedule:
     - cron:  '0 6 * * *'  # Daily 6AM UTC build
 
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.workflow }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+
 jobs:
 
   lint:
diff --git a/CHANGES/700.misc.rst b/CHANGES/700.misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1bd2c38d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/700.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Updated the GitHub workflow to avoid running unnecessary extra jobs.