diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 41db39b0..fdf577fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   release:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_master.yml b/.github/workflows/update_master.yml
index c7166792..8f7cd78c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_master.yml
@@ -24,13 +24,12 @@ jobs:
             Please approve and squash-merge it.
             
             ### IMPORTANT:
-            Before merging, make sure all the changes are listed in the squash-commit footer.
-            Format must be plain conventional-commit, one per line.
-            No `*` bullets and no `----` comments are allowed.
-            Commit footer format for release-please changelog ([docs](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file#what-if-my-pr-contains-multiple-fixes-or-features)):
+            Before merging, make sure:
+            1. Commit message is a conventional-commit with `fix:` or `feat:`, otherwise no version bump will be triggered.
+            2. All the changes are listed in the squash-commit footer.
+               Format must be plain conventional-commit, one per line.
+               No `*` bullets and no `----` comments are allowed ([docs](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file#what-if-my-pr-contains-multiple-fixes-or-features)):
             ```
             fix: av1 support (#557)
-            fix: types definitions (#565)
             feat: kareoke style subtitles (#563)
-            fix: allowUsageReport (#569)
             ```
diff --git a/test/e2e/specs/apiAndEventsPage.spec.ts b/test/e2e/specs/apiAndEventsPage.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..232b8a67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/specs/apiAndEventsPage.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { vpTest } from '../fixtures/vpTest';
+import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
+import { waitForPageToLoadWithTimeout } from '../src/helpers/waitForPageToLoadWithTimeout';
+import { getLinkByName } from '../testData/pageLinksData';
+import { ExampleLinkName } from '../testData/ExampleLinkNames';
+
+// Link to API and Events page
+const link = getLinkByName(ExampleLinkName.APIAndEvents);
+/**
+ * Testing if video on API and Events page is playing by checking that is pause return false.
+ */
+vpTest(`Test if video on API and Events page is playing as expected`, async ({ page, pomPages }) => {
+    await test.step('Navigate to api and events page by clicking on link', async () => {
+        await pomPages.mainPage.clickLinkByName(link.name);
+        await waitForPageToLoadWithTimeout(page, 5000);
+    });
+    await test.step('Validating that the video is playing (in case isPause is false)', async () => {
+        expect(await pomPages.apiAndEventsPage.apiAndEventsVideoComponent.isPaused()).toEqual(false);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/test/e2e/src/pom/PageManager.ts b/test/e2e/src/pom/PageManager.ts
index 19359c2d..b496aabb 100644
--- a/test/e2e/src/pom/PageManager.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/src/pom/PageManager.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { HighlightsGraphPage } from './highlightsGraphPage';
 import { BasePage } from './BasePage';
 import { MainPage } from './mainPage';
 import { AnalyticsPage } from './analyticsPage';
+import { ApiAndEventsPage } from './apiAndEventsPage';
 
 /**
  * Page manager,
@@ -48,5 +49,12 @@ export class PageManager {
     public get analyticsPage(): AnalyticsPage {
         return this.getPage(AnalyticsPage);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns API and Events page object
+     */
+    public get apiAndEventsPage(): ApiAndEventsPage {
+        return this.getPage(ApiAndEventsPage);
+    }
 }
 export default PageManager;
diff --git a/test/e2e/src/pom/apiAndEventsPage.ts b/test/e2e/src/pom/apiAndEventsPage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79453f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/src/pom/apiAndEventsPage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { Page } from '@playwright/test';
+import { VideoComponent } from '../../components/videoComponent';
+import { BasePage } from './BasePage';
+const API_AND_EVENTS_PAGE_VIDEO_SELECTOR = '//*[@id="player_html5_api"]';
+
+/**
+ * Video player examples api and events page object
+ */
+export class ApiAndEventsPage extends BasePage {
+    public apiAndEventsVideoComponent: VideoComponent;
+
+    constructor(page: Page) {
+        super(page);
+        this.apiAndEventsVideoComponent = new VideoComponent(page, API_AND_EVENTS_PAGE_VIDEO_SELECTOR);
+    }
+}