diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89f8b385
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+### Description
+
+(PR description goes here)
+
+### Checklist
+
+- [ ] `README.md` has been updated or is not required
+- [ ] push trigger tests
+- [ ] manual release test
+- [ ] automated releaes test
+- [ ] pull request trigger tests
+- [ ] schedule trigger tests
+- [ ] workflow errors/warnings reviewed and addressed
+
+### Testing done 
+(for each selected checkbox, the corresponding test results link should be listed here)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yaml
index ddc75c4b..61404e99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
   pre-commit:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-test-release.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-test-release.yml
index 5a0f81e4..e49691f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-test-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-test-release.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ on:
         required: false
         description: "branch for k8s manifests to run the tests on"
         type: string
-        default: "v3.0.5"
+        default: "v3.0.9"
       scripted-inputs-os-list:
         required: false
         description: "list of OS used for scripted input tests"
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v1.1
 
   lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ jobs:
   run-unit-tests:
     name: test-unit-python3-${{ matrix.python-version }}
     if: ${{ needs.test-inventory.outputs.unit == 'true' }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs:
       - test-inventory
     strategy:
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ jobs:
           path: test-results/*
 
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs:
       - validate-custom-version
       - setup-workflow
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ jobs:
           version: ${{ steps.BuildVersion.outputs.VERSION }}
 
   run-requirements-unit-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs:
       - build
       - test-inventory
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ jobs:
       - build
       - test-inventory
     if: ${{ !cancelled() && needs.build.result == 'success' }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     outputs:
       argo-server: ${{ steps.test-setup.outputs.argo-server }}
       argo-http1: ${{ steps.test-setup.outputs.argo-http1 }}
@@ -2333,7 +2333,7 @@ jobs:
                 summary-scripted*
 
   pre-publish:
-    if: ${{ !cancelled() && needs.validate-custom-version.result == 'success' }}
+    if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
     # The following line will rename 'pre-publish' to 'pre-publish-not_main_pr' when PR is created towards main branch
     # It is necessary to avoid confusion caused by githubactions considering pre-publish for both push to develop branch
     # and pull_request to main branch events.
@@ -2376,11 +2376,8 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
 
   publish:
-    if: |
-      (!cancelled() && needs.pre-publish.result == 'success' && github.event_name != 'pull_request' && github.event_name != 'schedule') ||
-      (!cancelled() && needs.pre-publish.result == 'success' && github.event.inputs.custom-version != '' && needs.validate-custom-version.result == 'success')
+    if: ${{ !cancelled() && needs.pre-publish.result == 'success' && (github.event_name == 'push' || needs.validate-custom-version.result == 'success') }}
     name: ${{ github.event.inputs.custom-version == '' &&  'publish' ||  'publish-custom-version' }}
-
     needs:
       - pre-publish
       - validate-custom-version
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3a801f20..b7e8bde0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,13 +17,25 @@ Workflow defines jobs which perform security code scanning, execute different ty
 * If bugfix release is needed:
   * make a change
   * test it
+    * pull-request scenario
+    * push scenario
+    * release scenario (test-addonfactory-repository)
   * create a PR to the `main` branch
   * get all the approvals from the team
   * merge it using "squash commit" option
   * backport the change back to the `develop` branch
   * new version of the workflow is going to be released (v4.17.0 (before) -> v4.17.1 (after)) and it will automatically applied to all the repositories
 
-# Troubleshooting for different workflow stages in GitHub Actions
+# Workflow jobs
+
+## Inputs
+* marker - list of markers used to paralelize modinput tests
+* ui_marker - list of markers used to paralelize ui tests
+* custom-version - version used for release on manual workflow trigger
+* execute-tests-on-push-to-release - enable tests on release branch - default false
+* k8s-enfironment - k8s environment for testing
+* k8s-manifests-branch - k8s-manifests branch for testing
+* scripted-inputs-os-list - list of OSes used for scripted inputs tests
 
 ## General troubleshooting