diff --git a/.github/workflows/enforce-linking-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/enforce-linking-issues.yml
index 8f711c1f8e..37bb2cf63e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/enforce-linking-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/enforce-linking-issues.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
           script: |
             const login = "${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}";
             const syntaxUrl = "https://docs.github.com/en/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue";
-            const message = `@{login} If this pull request contains a bugfix or a new feature, then please consider using \`Closes #ISSUE-NUMBER\` [syntax](${syntaxUrl}) to link it to an issue.`
+            const message = `@${login} If this pull request contains a bugfix or a new feature, then please consider using \`Closes #ISSUE-NUMBER\` [syntax](${syntaxUrl}) to link it to an issue.`
 
             github.rest.issues.createComment({
               owner: context.repo.owner,
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-lockfiles.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-lockfiles.yml
index 0e68c7518a..50ab69d7ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-lockfiles.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-lockfiles.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Sync Cargo lockfile with Zenoh's dependants
+name: Sync Cargo lockfiles
 
 on:
   schedule:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-release-project.yml b/.github/workflows/update-release-project.yml
index 1a543fc09d..4a95fb7a0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-release-project.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-release-project.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ name: Update release project
 on:
   issues:
     types: [opened, edited, labeled]
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [closed]
+    branches:
+      - main
   workflow_call:
 
 defaults:
@@ -46,7 +50,8 @@ jobs:
             core.info(`Using release project ${result}`)
             return result;
 
-      - name: Is the issue author a contributor?
+      - if: ${{ github.event_name == 'issues' }}
+        name: Is the issue author a contributor?
         id: author-is-contributor
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
         with:
@@ -67,10 +72,17 @@ jobs:
             core.info(`Is the issue author ${login} a contributor? ${result}`);
             return result;
 
-      - if: ${{ steps.author-is-contributor.outputs.result == 'true' }}
+      - if: ${{ github.event_name == 'issues' && steps.author-is-contributor.outputs.result == 'true' }}
         name: Add issue to the release project if it has a release label
         uses: actions/add-to-project@v0.5.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN_WORKFLOW }}
           project-url: ${{ steps.get-project-url.outputs.result }}
           labeled: release
+
+      - if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' && github.event.pull_request.merged == 'true' }}
+        name: Add pull request to the release project
+        uses: actions/add-to-project@v0.5.0
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN_WORKFLOW }}
+          project-url: ${{ steps.get-project-url.outputs.result }}