diff --git a/.github/workflows/base.yml.template b/.github/workflows/base.yml.template
index bf296e597..01a0ee624 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/base.yml.template
+++ b/.github/workflows/base.yml.template
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ name: &{name}
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master, dev ]
-  pull_request:
-    types:
-      - review_requested
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created]
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 &{matrix}
 &{exclude}
 
-    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
+    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft && (github.event_name != 'issue_comment' || (github.event.issue.pull_request != '' && contains(github.event.comment.body, '/run-tests')))}}
     steps:
 
     - name: Checkout repo
diff --git a/.github/workflows/develop_install.yml b/.github/workflows/develop_install.yml
index eff4e15b0..a19dbd2b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/develop_install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/develop_install.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ name: Test develop install
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master, dev ]
-  pull_request:
-    types:
-      - review_requested
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created]
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
 
 
 
-    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
+    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft & (github.event_name != 'issue_comment' || (github.event.issue.pull_request != '' & contains(github.event.comment.body, '/run-tests')))}}
     steps:
 
     - name: Checkout repo
diff --git a/.github/workflows/end_to_end.yml b/.github/workflows/end_to_end.yml
index 98d1a309e..4e70a0744 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/end_to_end.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/end_to_end.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ name: Test End-to-end flows
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master, dev ]
-  pull_request:
-    types:
-      - review_requested
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created]
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
 
 
 
-    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
+    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft & (github.event_name != 'issue_comment' || (github.event.issue.pull_request != '' & contains(github.event.comment.body, '/run-tests')))}}
     steps:
 
     - name: Checkout repo
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples_pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/examples_pytest.yml
index 31ccb3ffa..6d9af5be4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples_pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples_pytest.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ name: Examples Pytest
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master, dev ]
-  pull_request:
-    types:
-      - review_requested
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created]
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
 
 
 
-    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
+    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft & (github.event_name != 'issue_comment' || (github.event.issue.pull_request != '' & contains(github.event.comment.body, '/run-tests')))}}
     steps:
 
     - name: Checkout repo
diff --git a/.github/workflows/finn_integration.yml b/.github/workflows/finn_integration.yml
index 19becbe70..560c3466b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/finn_integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/finn_integration.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ name: Test Brevitas-FINN integration
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master, dev ]
-  pull_request:
-    types:
-      - review_requested
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created]
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
 
 
 
-    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
+    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft & (github.event_name != 'issue_comment' || (github.event.issue.pull_request != '' & contains(github.event.comment.body, '/run-tests')))}}
     steps:
 
     - name: Checkout repo
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gen_github_actions.py b/.github/workflows/gen_github_actions.py
index 0f996dc2b..c4cd85bd2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gen_github_actions.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/gen_github_actions.py
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@
 
 PYTORCH_LIST_REDUCED = ["1.9.1", "1.13.0", "2.1.0"]
 
+# used by noxfile.py
+TORCHVISION_VERSION_DICT = {
+    '1.9.1': '0.10.1',
+    '1.10.1': '0.11.2',
+    '1.11.0': '0.12.0',
+    '1.12.1': '0.13.1',
+    '1.13.0': '0.14.0',
+    '2.0.1': '0.15.2',
+    '2.1.0': '0.16.0'}
+
 PLATFORM_LIST_REDUCED = ['ubuntu-latest']
 
 MATRIX_REDUCED = od([('python_version', list(PYTHON_VERSIONS_REDUCED)),
diff --git a/.github/workflows/notebook.yml b/.github/workflows/notebook.yml
index fd079b0ca..d3c6a828e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/notebook.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/notebook.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ name: Test Notebook execution
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master, dev ]
-  pull_request:
-    types:
-      - review_requested
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created]
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
 
 
 
-    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
+    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft & (github.event_name != 'issue_comment' || (github.event.issue.pull_request != '' & contains(github.event.comment.body, '/run-tests')))}}
     steps:
 
     - name: Checkout repo
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ort_integration.yml b/.github/workflows/ort_integration.yml
index 7d0eccb27..da4ca778f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ort_integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ort_integration.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ name: Test Brevitas-ORT integration
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master, dev ]
-  pull_request:
-    types:
-      - review_requested
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created]
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
 
 
 
-    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
+    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft & (github.event_name != 'issue_comment' || (github.event.issue.pull_request != '' & contains(github.event.comment.body, '/run-tests')))}}
     steps:
 
     - name: Checkout repo
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre_commit.yml b/.github/workflows/pre_commit.yml
index 719f1e769..08f361078 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre_commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre_commit.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ on:
       - opened
       - reopened
       - synchronize
-      - ready_for_review
-      - review_requested
 
 jobs:
   pre_commit:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index 3d9f43ea9..e6d96ad30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ name: Pytest
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master, dev ]
-  pull_request:
-    types:
-      - review_requested
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created]
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
 
 
 
-    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
+    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft & (github.event_name != 'issue_comment' || (github.event.issue.pull_request != '' & contains(github.event.comment.body, '/run-tests')))}}
     steps:
 
     - name: Checkout repo
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index ffb1c5fbd..54b26b668 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from gen_github_actions import JIT_STATUSES
 from gen_github_actions import PYTHON_VERSIONS
 from gen_github_actions import PYTORCH_VERSIONS
+from gen_github_actions import TORCHVISION_VERSION_DICT
 
 IS_OSX = system() == 'Darwin'
 PYTORCH_STABLE_WHEEL_SRC = 'https://download.pytorch.org/whl/torch_stable.html'
@@ -19,15 +20,6 @@
 JIT_IDS = tuple([f'{i}'.lower() for i in JIT_STATUSES])
 LSTM_EXPORT_MIN_PYTORCH = '1.10.1'
 
-TORCHVISION_VERSION_DICT = {
-    '1.9.1': '0.10.1',
-    '1.10.1': '0.11.2',
-    '1.11.0': '0.12.0',
-    '1.12.1': '0.13.1',
-    '1.13.0': '0.14.0',
-    '2.0.1': '0.15.2',
-    '2.1.0': '0.16.0'}
-
 PARSED_TORCHVISION_VERSION_DICT = {version.parse(k): v for k, v in TORCHVISION_VERSION_DICT.items()}