diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-backport-yml b/.github/workflows/release-backport-yml
index 8d653ba1686a..ee1e48aaa821 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-backport-yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-backport-yml
@@ -1,16 +1,47 @@
-name: Backport
+name: Release - Backport
 
 on:
-  issue_comment:
-    types: [created]
-  workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
-    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review]
+  merge_group:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  packages: read
 
 jobs:
-  bench:
+  check-licenses:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    env:
+      LICENSES: "'Apache-2.0' 'GPL-3.0-only' 'GPL-3.0-or-later WITH Classpath-exception-2.0'"
+      NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
-    - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Checkout sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4.0.1
+        with:
+          node-version: "18.x"
+          registry-url: "https://npm.pkg.github.com"
+          scope: "@paritytech"
+
+      - name: Check the licenses in Polkadot
+        run: |
+          shopt -s globstar
+          npx @paritytech/license-scanner scan \
+            --ensure-licenses ${{ env.LICENSES }} \
+            -- ./polkadot/**/*.rs
+
+      - name: Check the licenses in Cumulus
+        run: |
+          shopt -s globstar
+          npx @paritytech/license-scanner scan \
+            --ensure-licenses ${{ env.LICENSES }} \
+            --exclude ./cumulus/parachain-template \
+            -- ./cumulus/**/*.rs
+
+      - name: Check the licenses in Substrate
+        run: |
+          shopt -s globstar
+          npx @paritytech/license-scanner scan \
+            --ensure-licenses ${{ env.LICENSES }} \
+            -- ./substrate/**/*.rs