diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index 509a7243..d29bb816 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.BOT_PAT }} # creating git tag using bot token because GITHUB_TOKEN would not trigger build workflow (https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/triggering-a-workflow#triggering-a-workflow-from-a-workflow).
 
       - name: Create changelog
         env:
@@ -199,9 +200,11 @@ jobs:
           RELEASE_ID=$(./hack/ci/create_draft_release.sh $VERSION)
           echo "release_id=$RELEASE_ID" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: Trigger prow job 'release-eventing-manager-build'
+      - name: Add lightweight tag to trigger release build job
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_PAT }} # creating git tag using bot token because GITHUB_TOKEN would not trigger build workflow (https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/triggering-a-workflow#triggering-a-workflow-from-a-workflow).
         run: |
-          # The job release-eventing-manager-build will be triggered by pushing a new tag (format: x.y.z) to the repo.
+          # The build job will be triggered by pushing a new tag (format: x.y.z) to the repo.
           git tag $VERSION
           git push origin $VERSION
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 758ea622..13f0cc96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       image-name: ${{ steps.extract-image.outputs.image_name }}
       git-ref: ${{ steps.extract-image.outputs.git_ref }}
     steps:
-      - name: Extract container image name from build logs (pull)
+      - name: export correct info based on event (PR or Push)
         id: extract-image
         env:
           GIT_EVENT_NAME: "${{ github.event_name }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-e2e-upgrade-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/pull-e2e-upgrade-test.yaml
index 5aacfe1a..59ab746f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-e2e-upgrade-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-e2e-upgrade-test.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   wait-until-build-succeeds:
-    needs: is-pr-approved
     uses: "kyma-project/eventing-tools/.github/workflows/wait-build-reusable.yml@main"
     with:
       repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/eventing-manager
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-e2e-upgrade-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/push-e2e-upgrade-test.yaml
index d73682fc..70ca501b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-e2e-upgrade-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-e2e-upgrade-test.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "latest_release_tag=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/kyma-project/eventing-manager/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
   wait-until-build-succeeds:
-    needs: export-info
     uses: "kyma-project/eventing-tools/.github/workflows/wait-build-reusable.yml@main"
     with:
       repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/eventing-manager