diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-all.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-all.yml
index e072e1fc..51c13316 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-all.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-all.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 on:
   workflow_call:
+    run-commit-lint:
+      required: false
+      type: boolean
+      default: false
 
 jobs:
   ci-algo-ts:
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       pre-run-script: mv packages-temp/algo-ts packages/algo-ts/dist
       node-version: 20.x
       run-build: true
-      run-commit-lint: true
+      run-commit-lint: ${{ inputs.run-commit-lint }}
       build-script: npm run build
       audit-script: npm run audit
       upload-artifact-name: puya-ts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index e2d280ff..13264b52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ jobs:
   ci-all:
     name: 'Build and test all packages'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/ci-all.yml
+    with:
+      run-commit-lint: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 570ae623..f7dd5ff0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ jobs:
   ci:
     name: Build and test
     uses: ./.github/workflows/ci-all.yml
+    with:
+      run-commit-lint: false
 
   release:
     name: Release