diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 1c6fbf9d60b..1decfe4f6cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
     types: [opened]
 jobs:
   analyze:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && github.repository == 'zenml-io/zenml'
     name: Analyze
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 360
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly_build.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly_build.yml
index 2af33516990..ee2730e3066 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly_build.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,14 @@ jobs:
       python-version: '3.8'
       git-ref: develop
     secrets: inherit
+    if: github.repository == 'zenml-io/zenml'
   publish-python-package:
     needs: setup-and-test
     uses: ./.github/workflows/publish_to_pypi_nightly.yml
     secrets: inherit
+    if: github.repository == 'zenml-io/zenml'
   wait-for-package-release:
+    if: github.repository == 'zenml-io/zenml'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: publish-python-package
     steps:
@@ -25,6 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         run: sleep 240
         shell: bash
   publish-docker-image:
+    if: github.repository == 'zenml-io/zenml'
     needs: wait-for-package-release
     uses: ./.github/workflows/publish_docker_image.yml
     with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_labeler.yml
index b142a27d238..b875ccaeb16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_labeler.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
 name: pr-label
 jobs:
   pr-labeler:
+    if: github.repository == 'zenml-io/zenml'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       ZENML_DEBUG: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_api_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_api_docs.yml
index c6eb89b19f5..afc9bbd70e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_api_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_api_docs.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   publish:
     name: Build 🔨 and publish 📰 the api docs 📁 to gh-pages
+    if: github.repository == 'zenml-io/zenml'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       ZENML_DEBUG: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5489bf5bdad..c3e809f878a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test migrations across versions
         run: bash scripts/test-migrations-mariadb.sh
   publish-python-package:
+    if: github.repository == 'zenml-io/zenml'
     needs:
       - setup-and-test
       - mlstacks-compatibility-check
@@ -78,10 +79,12 @@ jobs:
         run: sleep 240
         shell: bash
   publish-docker-image:
+    if: github.repository == 'zenml-io/zenml'
     needs: wait-for-package-release
     uses: ./.github/workflows/publish_docker_image.yml
     secrets: inherit
   publish-helm-chart:
+    if: github.repository == 'zenml-io/zenml'
     needs: publish-docker-image
     uses: ./.github/workflows/publish_helm_chart.yml
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/replace_api_docs_version b/.github/workflows/replace_api_docs_version
index 5c0eec20532..3107c25cf80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/replace_api_docs_version
+++ b/.github/workflows/replace_api_docs_version
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   update_docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.repository == 'zenml-io/zenml'
 
     steps:
     - name: Check out branch
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yml
index 853ab02ffb3..ed2ab8d6ace 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 jobs:
   spellcheck:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && github.repository == 'zenml-io/zenml'
     runs-on: ubuntu-dind-runners
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
diff --git a/.github/workflows/templates-test.yml b/.github/workflows/templates-test.yml
index 04ca12fe62e..9e1fd195a36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/templates-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/templates-test.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ jobs:
       ZENML_ANALYTICS_OPT_IN: false
       PYTHONIOENCODING: utf-8
       OBJC_DISABLE_INITIALIZE_FORK_SAFETY: 'YES'
-    if: ${{ ! startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'GitBook:') }}
+    if: ${{ ! startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'GitBook:') }} && github.repository
+      == 'zenml-io/zenml'
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trivy-zenml-core.yml b/.github/workflows/trivy-zenml-core.yml
index 36c9fa8cc1f..2dca0bf1719 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trivy-zenml-core.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trivy-zenml-core.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   trivy-scan:
     name: Trivy zenml scan & analysis
+    if: github.repository == 'zenml-io/zenml'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trivy-zenserver.yml b/.github/workflows/trivy-zenserver.yml
index 0c26ed2a3dc..6260a405e2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trivy-zenserver.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trivy-zenserver.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   trivy-scan:
     name: Trivy ZenServer scan & analysis
+    if: github.repository == 'zenml-io/zenml'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
diff --git a/examples/e2e/.copier-answers.yml b/examples/e2e/.copier-answers.yml
index fe45d1c27a5..e264e69ae54 100644
--- a/examples/e2e/.copier-answers.yml
+++ b/examples/e2e/.copier-answers.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Changes here will be overwritten by Copier
-_commit: 2024.01.17-2-g9c82435
+_commit: 2024.01.18
 _src_path: gh:zenml-io/template-e2e-batch
 data_quality_checks: true
 email: ''
diff --git a/examples/e2e_nlp/.copier-answers.yml b/examples/e2e_nlp/.copier-answers.yml
index fe8561481c4..014e7b476c9 100644
--- a/examples/e2e_nlp/.copier-answers.yml
+++ b/examples/e2e_nlp/.copier-answers.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Changes here will be overwritten by Copier
-_commit: 0.45.0-2-gdb7862c
+_commit: 2024.01.12
 _src_path: gh:zenml-io/template-nlp
 accelerator: cpu
 cloud_of_choice: aws
diff --git a/examples/quickstart/.copier-answers.yml b/examples/quickstart/.copier-answers.yml
index 6fdd6208c8c..fc682b16a21 100644
--- a/examples/quickstart/.copier-answers.yml
+++ b/examples/quickstart/.copier-answers.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Changes here will be overwritten by Copier
-_commit: 2023.12.18-3-g5b0d7c9
+_commit: 2024.01.12
 _src_path: gh:zenml-io/template-starter
 email: ''
 full_name: ZenML GmbH