diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-build.yaml
index 1f2bf3267..81f163e32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-build.yaml
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ name: PR Build on Dev
 on:
   pull_request:
     types: [labeled, synchronize]
-    paths:
-      - frontend/**
-      - backend/**
+    # paths:
+    #   - frontend/**
+    #   - backend/**
 
 env:
-  VERSION: 0.2.0
+  # VERSION: 0.2.0
   GIT_URL: https://github.com/bcgov/lcfs.git 
   TOOLS_NAMESPACE: ${{ secrets.OPENSHIFT_NAMESPACE_PLATE }}-tools
   DEV_NAMESPACE: ${{ secrets.OPENSHIFT_NAMESPACE_PLATE }}-dev
@@ -21,12 +21,30 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
 
+  get-version:
+    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'build') && github.event.pull_request.base.ref == "${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}"
+    name: Retrieve version
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  
+    outputs:
+      output1: ${{ steps.get-version.outputs.VERSION }}
+    
+    steps:
+      - id: get-version
+        run: |
+          version=$(echo "${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}" | sed -E 's/release-(.*)/\1/')
+          echo "VERSION=$version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
   build:
-    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'build')
+    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'build')  && github.event.pull_request.base.ref == "${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}"
     name: Build LCFS
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [get-version]
     timeout-minutes: 60
 
+    env:
+      VERSION: ${{ needs.get-version.outputs.output1 }}
+
     steps:
 
       - name: Check out repository
@@ -78,11 +96,14 @@ jobs:
           oc tag ${{ env.TOOLS_NAMESPACE }}/lcfs-frontend:${{ env.VERSION }}-${{ env.PR_NUMBER }} ${{ env.DEV_NAMESPACE }}/lcfs-frontend:${{ env.VERSION }}-${{ env.PR_NUMBER }}
           
   deploy:
-    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'build')
+    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'build')  && github.event.pull_request.base.ref == "${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}"
     name: Deploy LCFS
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 60
-    needs: [build]
+    needs: [get-version, build]
+
+    env:
+      VERSION: ${{ needs.get-version.outputs.output1 }}
 
     steps: