diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-scanning-pack-gen.yml b/.github/workflows/code-scanning-pack-gen.yml
index ce71d140ea..ec665a95d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-scanning-pack-gen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-scanning-pack-gen.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Code Scanning Query Pack Generation
 
 on:
   merge_group:
+    types: [checks_requested]
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql_unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql_unit_tests.yml
index 51afecc604..62660d973d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql_unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql_unit_tests.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: CodeQL Unit Testing
 
 on:
   merge_group:
+    types: [checks_requested]
   push:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/extra-rule-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/extra-rule-validation.yml
index 1b2c1a3aef..a18f47c65d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/extra-rule-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/extra-rule-validation.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: ⚙️ Extra Rule Validation
 
 on:
   merge_group:
+    types: [checks_requested]
   push:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate-html-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/generate-html-docs.yml
index bb12ba8a2b..f8e3d6d30c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate-html-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate-html-docs.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Generate HTML documentation
 
 on:
   merge_group:
+    types: [checks_requested]
   push:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tooling-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tooling-unit-tests.yml
index 4e9ea4fd3c..333b4ce024 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tooling-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tooling-unit-tests.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: 🧰 Tooling unit tests
 
 on:
   merge_group:
+    types: [checks_requested]
   push:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-package-files.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-package-files.yml
index d2f5336f9b..0573b00590 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-package-files.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-package-files.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: Validate Package Files
 on:
   merge_group:
+    types: [checks_requested]
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-query-formatting.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-query-formatting.yml
index 27adb5c94f..b1007c47ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-query-formatting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-query-formatting.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: "Validate Query Formatting"
 on:
   merge_group:
+    types: [checks_requested]
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-query-help.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-query-help.yml
index 2be631dd95..d99144fc7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-query-help.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-query-help.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: Validate Query Help Files
 on:
   merge_group:
+    types: [checks_requested]
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-query-test-case-formatting.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-query-test-case-formatting.yml
index 65f8f76d65..7b95484376 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-query-test-case-formatting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-query-test-case-formatting.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: Validate Query Test Case Formatting
 on:
   merge_group:
+    types: [checks_requested]
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-standard-library-dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-standard-library-dependencies.yml
index 3d204d5e0a..cd5d35248d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-standard-library-dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-standard-library-dependencies.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: Verify Standard Library Dependencies
 # Run this workflow every time the "supported_codeql_configs.json" file or a "qlpack.yml" file is changed
 on:
   merge_group:
+    types: [checks_requested]
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main