diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-grades.yml b/.github/workflows/release-grades.yml
index b2062ea26f..5095b49e2f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-grades.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-grades.yml
@@ -20,34 +20,9 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
-  # The "check" job is responsible for verifying the minimum requirements to
-  # build all the packages in the monorepo.
-  check:
-    name: Verify build requirements
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 1
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
-        with:
-          version: 10.28.2
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 22.21.1
-          cache: 'pnpm'
-      - run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-        name: Install dependencies from pnpm lockfile
-      - run: pnpm lint-check
-        name: Run linting and formatting checks
-      - run: pnpm type-check
-        name: Run TypeScript type checker
-
   migrate-grades:
     name: Run grades database migrations
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
-    needs:
-      - check
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
         with:
@@ -65,14 +40,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           project: grades-backend
           config: prd
-      - run: pnpm migrate:deploy-grades
+      - run: pnpm run migrate:deploy-grades
         name: Apply Prisma migrations against prod
 
   build-grades-backend:
     name: grades-backend
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
     needs:
-      - check
       - migrate-grades
     steps:
       - name: Install local GitHub Actions
@@ -90,8 +64,6 @@ jobs:
   build-grades-frontend:
     name: grades-frontend
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
-    needs:
-      - check
     steps:
       - name: Install local GitHub Actions
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
@@ -108,8 +80,6 @@ jobs:
   notify:
     name: Notify users about trigger
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    needs:
-      - check
     steps:
       - name: Submit message to \#prod-ops-feed in Slack
         uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@91efab103c0de0a537f72a35f6b8cda0ee76bf0a # v2.1.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7da6a527c6..dd3fb9e2c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,41 +19,9 @@ permissions:
   id-token: write
   contents: read
 jobs:
-  # The "check" job is responsible for verifying the minimum requirements to
-  # build all the packages in the monorepo.
-  check:
-    name: Verify build requirements
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 1
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
-        with:
-          version: 10.28.2
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 22.21.1
-          cache: 'pnpm'
-      - uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            packages/db/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
-            packages/grades-db/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
-          key: tsbuildinfo-${{ hashFiles('packages/db/src/**', 'packages/db/generated/**', 'packages/grades-db/src/**', 'packages/grades-db/generated/**') }}
-          restore-keys: tsbuildinfo-
-      - run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-        name: Install dependencies from pnpm lockfile
-      - run: pnpm lint-check
-        name: Run linting and formatting checks
-      - run: pnpm type-check
-        name: Run TypeScript type checker
-
   migrate:
     name: Run database migrations
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
-    needs:
-      - check
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
         with:
@@ -71,14 +39,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           project: monoweb-rpc
           config: prd
-      - run: pnpm migrate:deploy
+      - run: pnpm run migrate:deploy
         name: Apply Prisma migrations against prod
 
   build-dashboard:
     name: dashboard
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
-    needs:
-      - check
     steps:
       - name: Install local GitHub Actions
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
@@ -96,7 +62,6 @@ jobs:
     name: rpc
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
     needs:
-      - check
       - migrate
     steps:
       - name: Install local GitHub Actions
@@ -114,8 +79,6 @@ jobs:
   build-web:
     name: web
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
-    needs:
-      - check
     steps:
       - name: Install local GitHub Actions
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
@@ -132,8 +95,6 @@ jobs:
   notify:
     name: Notify users about trigger
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    needs:
-      - check
     steps:
       - name: Submit message to \#prod-ops-feed in Slack
         uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@91efab103c0de0a537f72a35f6b8cda0ee76bf0a # v2.1.1