diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 58af921..9ddc1d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
   push:
     # only trigger on branches, not on tags
     branches: '**'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       UseLastRepositoryBuildJNet:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index faa1765..26478d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -13,14 +13,26 @@ name: "CodeQL"
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ master ]
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - release/**
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
   pull_request:
     # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
-    branches: [ master ]
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - release/**
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
 # Disabled to avoid error on schedule from check_changes job
 #  schedule:
 #    - cron: '26 23 * * 3'
 
+concurrency:
+  group: '${{ github.workflow }} @ ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.label || github.head_ref || github.ref }}'
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   # Verify if a check is needed
   check_changes:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pullrequest.yaml b/.github/workflows/pullrequest.yaml
index 43aae26..1e8f668 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pullrequest.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pullrequest.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,15 @@ name: CI_PULLREQUEST
 # events but only for the master branch
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ master ]
+    branches: 
+      - master
+      - release/**
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+
+concurrency:
+  group: '${{ github.workflow }} @ ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.label || github.head_ref || github.ref }}'
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
   # Verify if a build is needed
diff --git a/src/net/KEFCore.SerDes.Avro.Compiler/KEFCore.SerDes.Avro.Compiler.csproj b/src/net/KEFCore.SerDes.Avro.Compiler/KEFCore.SerDes.Avro.Compiler.csproj
index be7a224..24fa01e 100644
--- a/src/net/KEFCore.SerDes.Avro.Compiler/KEFCore.SerDes.Avro.Compiler.csproj
+++ b/src/net/KEFCore.SerDes.Avro.Compiler/KEFCore.SerDes.Avro.Compiler.csproj
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>
-		<PackageReference Include="MASES.KNet.Serialization.Avro" Version="2.7.6" />
+		<PackageReference Include="MASES.KNet.Serialization.Avro" Version="2.7.7" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/net/KEFCore.SerDes/KEFCore.SerDes.csproj b/src/net/KEFCore.SerDes/KEFCore.SerDes.csproj
index 45137fe..51a42c3 100644
--- a/src/net/KEFCore.SerDes/KEFCore.SerDes.csproj
+++ b/src/net/KEFCore.SerDes/KEFCore.SerDes.csproj
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="6.0.32" PrivateAssets="none" Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net6.0'" />
 		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="7.0.20" PrivateAssets="none" Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net7.0'" />
 		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.7" PrivateAssets="none" Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0'" />		
-		<PackageReference Include="MASES.KNet" Version="2.7.6">
+		<PackageReference Include="MASES.KNet" Version="2.7.7">
 			<IncludeAssets>All</IncludeAssets>
 			<PrivateAssets>None</PrivateAssets>
 		</PackageReference>