diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/pipeline.yml b/.gitea/workflows/pipeline.yml
index 16afa35..ca315e9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/pipeline.yml
@@ -19,23 +19,38 @@ jobs:
       image: catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
     steps:
       - name: 🛑 Cancel Redundant Runs
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
         env:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
           RUN_ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
+          REF: ${{ github.ref }}
+          REF_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          EVENT: ${{ github.event_name }}
         run: |
-          echo "🚀 Release detected. Cancelling non-tag runs..."
-          # Get all runs for this repo
-          RUNS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" "https://git.infra.mintel.me/api/v1/repos/$REPO/actions/runs")
+          echo "🔎 Debug: Event=$EVENT, Ref=$REF, RefName=$REF_NAME, RunId=$RUN_ID"
           
-          # Iterate and cancel in_progress/queued non-tag runs
-          echo "$RUNS" | jq -c '.workflow_runs[] | select(.status == "in_progress" or .status == "queued") | select(.id | tostring != "'$RUN_ID'") | select(.event != "push" or .ref | contains("refs/tags/v") | not)' | while read run; do
-            ID=$(echo "$run" | jq -r '.id')
-            DESC=$(echo "$run" | jq -r '.display_title')
-            echo "🛑 Cancelling redundant run $ID ($DESC)..."
-            curl -X POST -s -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" "https://git.infra.mintel.me/api/v1/repos/$REPO/actions/runs/$ID/cancel"
-          done
+          if [[ "$REF" == refs/tags/v* ]]; then
+            echo "🚀 Release detected ($REF_NAME). Cancelling non-tag runs..."
+            
+            # Fetch all runs
+            RUNS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" "https://git.infra.mintel.me/api/v1/repos/$REPO/actions/runs")
+            
+            # Identify runs to cancel: in_progress/queued, NOT this run, and NOT a tag run
+            echo "$RUNS" | jq -c '.workflow_runs[] | select(.status == "in_progress" or .status == "queued") | select(.id | tostring != "'$RUN_ID'")' | while read -r run; do
+              ID=$(echo "$run" | jq -r '.id')
+              RUN_REF=$(echo "$run" | jq -r '.ref')
+              TITLE=$(echo "$run" | jq -r '.display_title')
+              
+              if [[ "$RUN_REF" != refs/tags/v* ]]; then
+                echo "🛑 Cancelling redundant branch run $ID ($TITLE) on $RUN_REF..."
+                curl -X POST -s -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" "https://git.infra.mintel.me/api/v1/repos/$REPO/actions/runs/$ID/cancel"
+              else
+                echo "⏭️ Skipping parallel release run $ID ($TITLE) on $RUN_REF"
+              fi
+            done
+          else
+            echo "ℹ️ Regular push. No prioritazation needed."
+          fi
 
   lint:
     name: 🧹 Lint
diff --git a/packages/next-utils/package.json b/packages/next-utils/package.json
index 2356d6d..2ff8b2b 100644
--- a/packages/next-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/next-utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mintel/next-utils",
-  "version": "1.7.7",
+  "version": "1.7.8",
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public",
     "registry": "https://npm.infra.mintel.me"