diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 9a3b10375..9a0fbe9a7 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ env:
   PUPPETEER_SKIP_DOWNLOAD: "true"
   COREPACK_NPM_REGISTRY: "https://registry.npmmirror.com"
 
-concurrency:
-  # Group by target environment: new RC cancels old RC, but doesn't cancel Prod.
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref_type == 'tag' && (contains(github.ref_name, '-') && 'staging' || 'production') || (github.ref_name == 'main' && 'testing' || format('branch-{0}', github.ref_name)) }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
   # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -147,6 +143,13 @@ jobs:
             echo "short_sha=$SHORT_SHA"
           } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
+      - name: 🚦 Priority Gate
+        env:
+          GITEA_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITEA_PAT }}
+          CURRENT_RUN_ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
+          CURRENT_TARGET: ${{ steps.determine.outputs.target }}
+        run: bash scripts/priority-gate.sh
+
   # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   # JOB 2: QA (Lint, Typecheck, Test)
   # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/scripts/priority-gate.sh b/scripts/priority-gate.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..14eebdef5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/priority-gate.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+if [ -z "$GITEA_PAT" ]; then
+  echo "No GITEA_PAT provided, skipping priority gate."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$CURRENT_RUN_ID" ] || [ -z "$CURRENT_TARGET" ] || [ -z "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" ]; then
+  echo "Missing required environment variables."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+declare -A PRIO=( ["production"]=40 ["staging"]=30 ["testing"]=20 ["branch"]=10 )
+CURRENT_PRIO=${PRIO[$CURRENT_TARGET]:-0}
+
+echo "Current Run: $CURRENT_RUN_ID, Target: $CURRENT_TARGET, Priority: $CURRENT_PRIO"
+
+API_BASE="https://git.infra.mintel.me/api/v1/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/actions/runs"
+
+# Fetch running and waiting workflows
+LIMIT=50
+RESPONSE=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_PAT" "$API_BASE?limit=$LIMIT")
+
+# Verify response is valid JSON
+if ! echo "$RESPONSE" | jq empty 2>/dev/null; then
+  echo "Failed to parse API response from Gitea."
+  echo "$RESPONSE"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Use jq to extract running or waiting jobs that are NOT the current one
+RUNS=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -c '.[] | select(.id != '"$CURRENT_RUN_ID"') | select(.status == "running" or .status == "waiting")')
+
+if [ -z "$RUNS" ]; then
+  echo "No other running/waiting workflows found."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+while IFS= read -r run; do
+  if [ -z "$run" ]; then continue; fi
+  
+  RUN_ID=$(echo "$run" | jq -r '.id')
+  REF=$(echo "$run" | jq -r '.ref')
+  REF_NAME=${REF#refs/tags/}
+  REF_NAME=${REF_NAME#refs/heads/}
+
+  # Determine target of the running workflow
+  TARGET="branch"
+  if [ "$REF" == "refs/heads/main" ] || [ "$REF_NAME" == "main" ]; then
+    TARGET="testing"
+  elif [[ "$REF" == refs/tags/* ]] || [[ "$REF" == refs/heads/v* ]]; then
+    if [[ "$REF_NAME" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+      TARGET="production"
+    else
+      TARGET="staging"
+    fi
+  fi
+  
+  RUN_PRIO=${PRIO[$TARGET]:-0}
+  
+  echo "Found running workflow ID: $RUN_ID (Target: $TARGET, Priority: $RUN_PRIO)"
+  
+  if [ "$CURRENT_PRIO" -gt "$RUN_PRIO" ]; then
+    echo "Current workflow has HIGHER priority ($CURRENT_PRIO > $RUN_PRIO). Canceling run $RUN_ID..."
+    curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_PAT" "$API_BASE/$RUN_ID/cancel"
+  elif [ "$CURRENT_PRIO" -lt "$RUN_PRIO" ]; then
+    echo "Current workflow has LOWER priority ($CURRENT_PRIO < $RUN_PRIO). Aborting self."
+    curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_PAT" "$API_BASE/$CURRENT_RUN_ID/cancel"
+    exit 1
+  else
+    # Equal priority: Newer wins
+    if [ "$CURRENT_RUN_ID" -gt "$RUN_ID" ]; then
+      echo "Equal priority, but current is newer. Canceling run $RUN_ID..."
+      curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_PAT" "$API_BASE/$RUN_ID/cancel"
+    else
+      echo "Equal priority, but current is older. Aborting self."
+      curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_PAT" "$API_BASE/$CURRENT_RUN_ID/cancel"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+done <<< "$RUNS"
+
+echo "Priority gate cleared. Continuing deployment."