diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog_reminder.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog_reminder.yml
index 2eb934c165..4d3b120541 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog_reminder.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog_reminder.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  #pull_request:
     types: [opened, ready_for_review]
 
 name: Changelog Reminder
diff --git a/.github/workflows/format.yml b/.github/workflows/format.yml
index 9ffae214e7..d0536ab881 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/format.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Formatting check
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  #pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_lgpu_cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_lgpu_cpp.yml
index d50a56ce3e..ac87db3031 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_lgpu_cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_lgpu_cpp.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
         required: true
         description: The version of PennyLane to use. Valid values are either 'release' (most recent release candidate), 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
   release:
-  pull_request:
+  #pull_request:
     paths:
       - .github/workflows/tests_lgpu_cpp.yml
       - pennylane_lightning/core/src/**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_lgpu_python.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_lgpu_python.yml
index a7eb06260d..7e39be4873 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_lgpu_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_lgpu_python.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
         required: true
         description: The version of PennyLane to use. Valid values are either 'release' (most recent release candidate), 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
   release:
-  pull_request:
+  #pull_request:
     paths-ignore:
       - pennylane_lightning/core/src/simulators/lightning_kokkos/**
       - pennylane_lightning/core/src/simulators/lightning_qubit/**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_lgpumpi_cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_lgpumpi_cpp.yml
index 549cb88245..b38afaae2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_lgpumpi_cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_lgpumpi_cpp.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-  pull_request:
+  #pull_request:
     paths:
       - .github/workflows/tests_lgpumpi_cpp.yml
       - pennylane_lightning/core/src/**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_lgpumpi_python.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_lgpumpi_python.yml
index 4d6bba36c3..1fe2ecef8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_lgpumpi_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_lgpumpi_python.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-  pull_request:
+  #pull_request:
     paths-ignore:
       - pennylane_lightning/core/src/simulators/lightning_kokkos/**
       - pennylane_lightning/core/src/simulators/lightning_qubit/**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_linux_cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_linux_cpp.yml
index 2a4d2c7058..1439e1859d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_linux_cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_linux_cpp.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: true
         description: The version of PennyLane to use. Valid values are either 'release' (most recent release candidate), 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
-  pull_request:
+  #pull_request:
     paths:
       - .github/workflows/tests_linux_cpp.yml
       - pennylane_lightning/core/src/**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_linux_python.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_linux_python.yml
index 5e6d9f0af9..b4b5ae359c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_linux_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_linux_python.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: true
         description: The version of PennyLane to use. Valid values are either 'release' (most recent release candidate), 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
-  pull_request:
+  #pull_request:
     paths-ignore:
       - pennylane_lightning/core/src/simulators/lightning_gpu/**
       - pennylane_lightning/lightning_gpu/**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_lkcuda_cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_lkcuda_cpp.yml
index bca4dc79da..4e3184b81d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_lkcuda_cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_lkcuda_cpp.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: true
         description: The version of PennyLane to use. Valid values are either 'release' (most recent release candidate), 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
-  pull_request:
+  #pull_request:
     paths:
       - pennylane_lightning/core/src/**
       - '!pennylane_lightning/core/src/simulators/lightning_gpu/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_lkcuda_python.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_lkcuda_python.yml
index cf51fc9f5e..b19eef5b37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_lkcuda_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_lkcuda_python.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: true
         description: The version of PennyLane to use. Valid values are either 'release' (most recent release candidate), 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
-  pull_request:
+  #pull_request:
     paths-ignore:
       - pennylane_lightning/core/src/simulators/lightning_gpu/**
       - pennylane_lightning/core/src/simulators/lightning_qubit/**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_windows_cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_windows_cpp.yml
index 83d981c2a3..77d15cd588 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_windows_cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_windows_cpp.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
-  pull_request:
+  #pull_request:
     paths:
       - .github/workflows/tests_windows_cpp.yml
       - pennylane_lightning/core/src/**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_without_binary.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_without_binary.yml
index 9854d39526..2fef513c6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_without_binary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_without_binary.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: true
         description: The version of PennyLane to use. Valid values are either 'release' (most recent release candidate), 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
-  pull_request:
+  #pull_request:
     paths-ignore:
       - pennylane_lightning/core/src/**
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheel_linux_x86_64.yml b/.github/workflows/wheel_linux_x86_64.yml
index 5d6aaf2981..75a4aeed22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheel_linux_x86_64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheel_linux_x86_64.yml
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ jobs:
           # Python build settings
           CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD: |
             cat /etc/yum.conf | sed "s/\[main\]/\[main\]\ntimeout=5/g" > /etc/yum.conf
-            python -m pip install ninja cmake~=3.24.0 scipy
+            python3.9 -m pip install pip~=23.0
+            python3.9 -m pip install ninja cmake~=3.24.0 scipy
             yum clean all -y
             yum install centos-release-scl-rh -y
             yum install devtoolset-11-gcc-c++ -y
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ jobs:
             PL_BACKEND="${{ matrix.pl_backend }}"
 
           # CIBW_BEFORE_TEST: |
-          #   python -m pip install -r requirements-tests.txt
+          #   python3.9 -m pip install -r requirements-tests.txt
           #   if ${{ matrix.pl_backend == 'lightning_kokkos'}}; then SKIP_COMPILATION=True PL_BACKEND="lightning_qubit" pip install -e . -vv; fi
 
           # CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheel_linux_x86_64_cuda.yml b/.github/workflows/wheel_linux_x86_64_cuda.yml
index 422507891b..182e87cf37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheel_linux_x86_64_cuda.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheel_linux_x86_64_cuda.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ env:
   GCC_VERSION: "11"
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  #pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheel_macos_arm64.yml b/.github/workflows/wheel_macos_arm64.yml
index 57f8683cb3..56d21f89b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheel_macos_arm64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheel_macos_arm64.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ name: Wheel::MacOS::ARM
 # **Who does it impact**: Wheels to be uploaded to PyPI.
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  #pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheel_macos_x86_64.yml b/.github/workflows/wheel_macos_x86_64.yml
index 153e304f94..817f14d3b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheel_macos_x86_64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheel_macos_x86_64.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install clang
         run: |
-          brew install libomp@16.0.6
+          brew install libomp@16
 
       - name: Clone Kokkos libs
         if: steps.kokkos-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
           # MacOS specific build settings
           CIBW_BEFORE_ALL_MACOS: |
             brew uninstall --force oclint
-            brew install libomp@16.0.6
+            brew install libomp@16
 
           # Python build settings
           CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheel_noarch.yml b/.github/workflows/wheel_noarch.yml
index 3d189a3931..2f5e27fdde 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheel_noarch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheel_noarch.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ name: Wheel::Any::None
 # **Who does it impact**: Wheels to be uploaded to PyPI.
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  #pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheel_win_x86_64.yml b/.github/workflows/wheel_win_x86_64.yml
index 04861ae5fb..91bc180ebe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheel_win_x86_64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheel_win_x86_64.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ name: Wheel::Windows::x86_64
 # **Who does it impact**: Wheels to be uploaded to PyPI.
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  #pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
       - master