diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/release-checks.yml
index 211e81d0d4..7e1ecb89b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-checks.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ jobs:
   #validate-and-build workflow to represent it
   verify-tag:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [check-validate-and-build-success]
     steps:
       - name: Try to get the canary
         uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v2
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ jobs:
 
   run-appinspect:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [check-validate-and-build-success, verify-tag]
     #Only run when tagged
     steps:
 
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
   
   create-report:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [run-appinspect]
+    needs: [check-validate-and-build-success, verify-tag, run-appinspect]
     #Only run when tagged
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repo
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ jobs:
       
   update-sources-github:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [run-appinspect, create-report]
+    needs: [check-validate-and-build-success, verify-tag, run-appinspect, create-report]
     #Only run when tagged
     steps: 
 
@@ -252,7 +254,7 @@ jobs:
     #Github-maintained release action is in archived state: https://github.com/actions/create-release
     #They recommend several and we use the following with the most stars: https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [run-appinspect, create-report, update-sources-github]
+    needs: [check-validate-and-build-success, verify-tag, run-appinspect, create-report, update-sources-github]
     #Only run when tagged
 
     steps:
@@ -301,7 +303,7 @@ jobs:
 
   attack-range-update:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [run-appinspect, create-report, update-sources-github, publish-github-release]
+    needs: [check-validate-and-build-success, verify-tag, run-appinspect, create-report, update-sources-github, publish-github-release]
     #Only run when tagged
     steps:  
       
@@ -328,7 +330,7 @@ jobs:
   
   master-api-update:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [run-appinspect, create-report, update-sources-github, publish-github-release, attack-range-update]
+    needs: [check-validate-and-build-success, verify-tag, run-appinspect, create-report, update-sources-github, publish-github-release, attack-range-update]
     #Only run when tagged
     steps:  
       - name: Checkout Repo