diff --git a/.github/workflows/analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/analysis.yml
index 85735c8ee..c856476d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/analysis.yml
@@ -14,45 +14,6 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  codeql:
-    name: CodeQL
-    if: ${{ ! github.event.pull_request.draft }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    timeout-minutes: 5
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
-        with:
-          languages: javascript
-
-      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
-        with:
-          category: "/language:javascript"
-
-  # https://github.com/marketplace/actions/aqua-security-trivy
-  trivy:
-    name: Trivy Security Scan
-    if: ${{ ! github.event.pull_request.draft }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    timeout-minutes: 1
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner in repo mode
-        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@0.16.1
-        with:
-          format: "sarif"
-          output: "trivy-results.sarif"
-          ignore-unfixed: true
-          scan-type: "fs"
-          scanners: "vuln,secret,config"
-          severity: "CRITICAL,HIGH"
-
-      - name: Upload Trivy scan results to GitHub Security tab
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
-        with:
-          sarif_file: "trivy-results.sarif"
-
   tests:
     name: Tests
     if: ${{ ! github.event.pull_request.draft }}
@@ -96,10 +57,44 @@ jobs:
           sonar_token: ${{ secrets[matrix.token] }}
           triggers: ('${{ matrix.dir }}/')
 
-  results:
-    name: Results
-    needs: [codeql, trivy, tests]
+  codeql:
+    name: CodeQL
+    if: ${{ ! github.event.pull_request.draft }}
+    needs: [tests]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+        with:
+          languages: javascript
+
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
+        with:
+          category: "/language:javascript"
+
+  # https://github.com/marketplace/actions/aqua-security-trivy
+  trivy:
+    name: Trivy Security Scan
+    if: ${{ ! github.event.pull_request.draft }}
+    needs: [tests]
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: 1
     steps:
-      - run: echo "Success!"
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner in repo mode
+        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@0.16.1
+        with:
+          format: "sarif"
+          output: "trivy-results.sarif"
+          ignore-unfixed: true
+          scan-type: "fs"
+          scanners: "vuln,secret,config"
+          severity: "CRITICAL,HIGH"
+
+      - name: Upload Trivy scan results to GitHub Security tab
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
+        with:
+          sarif_file: "trivy-results.sarif"
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-open.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-open.yml
index e810a4a4a..b9d75a646 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-open.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-open.yml
@@ -9,41 +9,6 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  conventional-commits:
-    name: Conventional Commits
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v5.4.0
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-  pr-description-add:
-    name: PR Description Add
-    env:
-      DOMAIN: apps.silver.devops.gov.bc.ca
-      PREFIX: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    permissions:
-      pull-requests: write
-    timeout-minutes: 1
-    steps:
-      - uses: bcgov-nr/action-pr-description-add@v1.1.0
-        with:
-          add_markdown: |
-            ---
-
-            Thanks for the PR!
-
-            Deployments, as required, will be available below:
-            - [Frontend](https://${{ env.PREFIX }}-${{ github.event.number }}-frontend.${{ env.DOMAIN }})
-            - [Backend](https://${{ env.PREFIX }}-${{ github.event.number }}-frontend.${{ env.DOMAIN }}/api)
-
-            Please create PRs in draft mode.  Mark as ready to enable:
-            - [Analysis Workflow](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/workflows/analysis.yml)
-
-            After merge, new images are deployed in:
-            - [Merge Workflow](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/workflows/merge.yml)
-
   # https://github.com/bcgov-nr/action-builder-ghcr
   builds:
     name: Builds
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-validate.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-validate.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3dd674525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-validate.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+name: PR Validate
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [edited, opened, reopened, synchronize]
+
+concurrency:
+  # Cancel in progress for PR open and close, but not merge_group
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.number || github.event.merge_group.base_sha }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  # PR only, skip for merge_group
+  conventional-commits:
+    name: Conventional Commits
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v5.4.0
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - if: failure() && !success()
+        run: |
+          echo "Please use conventional commits in your PR title and re-run this job."
+          echo "https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/"
+          exit 1
+
+  # PR only, skip for merge_group
+  pr-description-add:
+    name: PR Description Add
+    env:
+      DOMAIN: apps.silver.devops.gov.bc.ca
+      PREFIX: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
+    timeout-minutes: 1
+    steps:
+      - uses: bcgov-nr/action-pr-description-add@v1.1.0
+        with:
+          add_markdown: |
+            ---
+
+            Thanks for the PR!
+
+            Deployments, as required, will be available below:
+            - [Frontend](https://${{ env.PREFIX }}-${{ github.event.number }}-frontend.${{ env.DOMAIN }})
+            - [Backend](https://${{ env.PREFIX }}-${{ github.event.number }}-frontend.${{ env.DOMAIN }}/api)
+
+            Please create PRs in draft mode.  Mark as ready to enable:
+            - [Analysis Workflow](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/workflows/analysis.yml)
+
+            After merge, new images are deployed in:
+            - [Merge Workflow](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/workflows/merge.yml)