diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0df4f5cc..6831dd31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   ci:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -19,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
           check-latest: true
+          cache: 'npm'
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npx --no-install playwright install --with-deps
       - run: npm run test:coverage
@@ -29,3 +33,5 @@ jobs:
           name: playwright-report
           path: playwright-report
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1f977db2..4a007780 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,10 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 9 * * 1' # Every Monday at 9:00 AM UTC
   workflow_dispatch:
-    branches:
-      - master
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
   id-token: write
-  packages: write
 
 jobs:
   release:
@@ -29,6 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
           check-latest: true
+          cache: 'npm'
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
 
       - name: Configure git
@@ -42,9 +40,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Playwright browsers
         run: npx --no-install playwright install --with-deps
 
-      - name: Build
-        run: npm run build
-
       - name: Release
         run: npm run release
         env: