diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-test.yaml
index 55970449a9..f17231ada5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-test.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           yarn install
 
       - name: Verify changesets
+        if: github.actor != 'janus-idp[bot]'
         run: |
           yarn changeset status --since=${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 653dc2e1dc..6b8d751a68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ on:
       - 1.2.x
       - release-[0-9].[0-9]*
 
+env:
+  TURBO_SCM_BASE: ${{ github.event.before }}
+  TURBO_SCM_HEAD: ${{ github.sha }}
+
 # enforce only one release action per release branch at a time
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 93b01c6fd0..7e8706951c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@
     "new": "janus-cli new --do-not-edit-packages",
     "prepare": "husky install",
     "export-dynamic": "turbo run export-dynamic",
-    "versions:bump": "backstage-cli versions:bump && find . -name 'package.json' ! -path '*/node_modules/*' -exec sed -i -e '/devDependencies/,/\\\\}/{ s/\\\"\\\\^/\\\"/; }' {} ; && yarn install && yarn run export-dynamic --no-cache -- -- --clean",
-    "packages:version": "changeset version && yarn install",
-    "packages:publish": "turbo build --concurrency=75% --filter=@janus-idp/* && changeset publish"
+    "export-dynamic:clean": "turbo run export-dynamic -- -- --clean",
+    "versions:bump": "backstage-cli versions:bump && find . -name 'package.json' ! -path '*/node_modules/*' -exec sed -i -e '/devDependencies/,/\\\\}/{ s/\\\"\\\\^/\\\"/; }' {} ; && yarn install && turbo run export-dynamic:clean",
+    "packages:version": "changeset version && yarn install && turbo run export-dynamic:clean --concurrency=75% --affected && git add .\\*package.json .\\*yarn.lock",
+    "packages:publish": "turbo run build --concurrency=75% --filter=@janus-idp/* && changeset publish"
   },
   "workspaces": {
     "packages": [