diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 754e26f..56c3d7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
 
-  version-check-job:
-    name: Version Check
+  Version-Check:
+    name: Version
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check Version(s)
         run: poetry run version-check `poetry run python -c "from noxconfig import PROJECT_CONFIG; print(PROJECT_CONFIG.version_file)"`
 
-  build-documentation-job:
-    name: Build Documentation
-    needs: [ version-check-job ]
+  Documentation:
+    name: Docs
+    needs: [ Version-Check ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           poetry run python -m nox -s build-docs
 
-  lint-job:
+  Lint:
     name: Linting (Python-${{ matrix.python-version }})
-    needs: [ version-check-job ]
+    needs: [ Version-Check ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ jobs:
           path: .lint.txt
           include-hidden-files: true
 
-  type-check-job:
+  Type-Check:
     name: Type Checking (Python-${{ matrix.python-version }})
-    needs: [ version-check-job ]
+    needs: [ Version-Check ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run type-check
         run: poetry run nox -s type-check
 
-  security-job:
-    name: Security Checking (Python-${{ matrix.python-version }})
-    needs: [ version-check-job ]
+  Security:
+    name: Security Checks (Python-${{ matrix.python-version }})
+    needs: [ Version-Check ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - name: Run security
+      - name: Run security linter
         run: poetry run nox -s security
 
       - name: Upload Artifacts
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ jobs:
           path: .security.json
           include-hidden-files: true
 
-  tests-job:
+  Tests:
     name: Tests (Python-${{ matrix.python-version }}, Exasol-${{ matrix.exasol-version}})
-    needs: [ build-documentation-job, lint-job, type-check-job ]
+    needs: [ Documentation, Lint, Type-Check, Security]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ALTERNATIVE_GITHUB_TOKEN ||  secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 009d64c..e027c25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ on:
     - cron: "0 0 1/7 * *"
 
 jobs:
-  ci-job:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/checks.yml
 
-  metrics:
-    needs: [ ci-job ]
+  CI:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/merge-gate.yml
+
+  Metrics:
+    needs: [ CI ]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/report.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-gate.yml b/.github/workflows/merge-gate.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bd7dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-gate.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+name: Merge-Gate
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    secrets:
+      ALTERNATIVE_GITHUB_TOKEN:
+        required: false
+
+jobs:
+
+  fast-checks:
+    name: Fast
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/checks.yml
+
+  slow-checks:
+    name: Slow
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: manual-approval
+    steps:
+      - name: Tests
+        run: |
+          echo "Approved (Note: This is a dummy)"
+
+
+  # This job ensures inputs have been executed successfully.
+  approve-merge:
+    name: Mergeable 
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [ fast-checks, slow-checks ]
+
+    # Each job requires a step, so we added this dummy step.
+    steps:
+      - name: Approve 
+        run: |
+          echo "Merge Approved"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/report.yml b/.github/workflows/report.yml
index 483bfbe..a4f9f4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/report.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/report.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
 
-  report:
-    name: Generate Status Report
+  Report:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ALTERNATIVE_GITHUB_TOKEN ||  secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}