diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 5b882e9..5fbfb01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,20 @@ name: Build
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths-ignore: ['**.md', 'docs/**']
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore: ['**.md', 'docs/**']
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || !github.event.pull_request.draft
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Leak check (emails and build output; private terms are only checked locally)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/leak-check.yml b/.github/workflows/leak-check.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a0123b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/leak-check.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Leak check
+
+# Every change, docs included: the build skips docs-only changes, and README or docs text is where a stray
+# email address most often slips in. A few seconds on ubuntu, no Gradle.
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  leak-check:
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || !github.event.pull_request.draft
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - run: bash scripts/leak-check.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4f75400..08069de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,14 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: write
 
+concurrency:
+  group: release-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
 jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v4