diff --git a/.github/checkgroup.yml b/.github/checkgroup.yml
index 5269704f40698..5564879229f08 100644
--- a/.github/checkgroup.yml
+++ b/.github/checkgroup.yml
@@ -176,14 +176,15 @@ subprojects:
       - "lightning-fabric (GPUs) (testing Fabric | latest)"
       - "lightning-fabric (GPUs) (testing Lightning | latest)"
 
-  - id: "lightning_fabric: TPU workflow"
-    paths:
-      # tpu CI availability is very limited, so we only require tpu tests
-      # to pass when their configurations are modified
-      - ".github/workflows/tpu-tests.yml"
-      - "tests/tests_fabric/run_tpu_tests.sh"
-    checks:
-      - "test-on-tpus (pytorch, pjrt, v4-8)"
+  # Temporarily disabled
+  #  - id: "lightning_fabric: TPU workflow"
+  #    paths:
+  #      # tpu CI availability is very limited, so we only require tpu tests
+  #      # to pass when their configurations are modified
+  #      - ".github/workflows/tpu-tests.yml"
+  #      - "tests/tests_fabric/run_tpu_tests.sh"
+  #    checks:
+  #      - "test-on-tpus (pytorch, pjrt, v4-8)"
 
   # SECTION: common
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_legacy-checkpoints.yml b/.github/workflows/_legacy-checkpoints.yml
index 1df733aca34f2..a5ef99ef9e267 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_legacy-checkpoints.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_legacy-checkpoints.yml
@@ -111,9 +111,13 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: ${{ env.KEEP_DAYS }}
           include-hidden-files: true
 
+      - name: access secrets
+        # export to env bool if secrets.AWS_REGION is not empty
+        run: echo "WITH_SECRETS=$([ -n '${{ secrets.AWS_REGION }}' ] && echo 1 || echo 0)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - run: pip install -r requirements/ci.txt
       - name: Upload checkpoints to S3
-        if: ${{ secrets[AWS_REGION] != '' }}
+        if: ${{ env.WITH_SECRETS == '1' }}
         working-directory: ${{ env.LEGACY_FOLDER }}
         env:
           AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-checkpoints.yml.disabled b/.github/workflows/ci-checkpoints.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/ci-checkpoints.yml.disabled
rename to .github/workflows/ci-checkpoints.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-pkg.yml b/.github/workflows/release-pkg.yml
index 944e69476a358..348d4ce753117 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-pkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-pkg.yml
@@ -179,12 +179,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           pkg-folder: dist/${{ steps.folder.outputs.pkg }}
           pypi-token: ${{ secrets[format('PYPI_TOKEN_{0}', matrix.name)] }}
-# FIXME: this is not working suddenly, Unrecognized named-value: 'secrets'
-#  legacy-checkpoints:
-#    needs: [build-packages]
-#    uses: ./.github/workflows/_legacy-checkpoints.yml
-#    with:
-#      push_to_s3: ${{ startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags') || github.event_name == 'release' }}
-#      upload_local: ${{ startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags') || github.event_name == 'release' }}
-#      create_pr: ${{ startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags') || github.event_name == 'release' }}
-#    secrets: inherit
+
+  legacy-checkpoints:
+    needs: [build-packages]
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/_legacy-checkpoints.yml
+    with:
+      push_to_s3: ${{ startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags') || github.event_name == 'release' }}
+      upload_local: ${{ startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags') || github.event_name == 'release' }}
+      create_pr: ${{ startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags') || github.event_name == 'release' }}
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tpu-tests.yml.disabled b/.github/workflows/tpu-tests.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/tpu-tests.yml.disabled
rename to .github/workflows/tpu-tests.yml