diff --git a/Jenkinsfile.d/core/package b/Jenkinsfile.d/core/package
index 7c39eab5..829eaffc 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile.d/core/package
+++ b/Jenkinsfile.d/core/package
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ pipeline {
 
   stages {
     stage('Plan') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          environment name: 'BUILD_NUMBER', value: '1'
+        }
+        beforeAgent true
+      }
+
       steps {
         container('packaging') {
           sh 'utils/release.sh --showPackagingPlan'
@@ -107,6 +114,9 @@ pipeline {
     stage('Validate') {
       when {
         environment name: 'VALIDATION_ENABLED', value: 'true'
+        not {
+          environment name: 'BUILD_NUMBER', value: '1'
+        }
         beforeInput true
       }
 
@@ -122,6 +132,12 @@ pipeline {
 
     }
     stage('Get GPG key') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          environment name: 'BUILD_NUMBER', value: '1'
+        }
+        beforeAgent true
+      }
 
       steps {
         container('azure-cli') {
@@ -146,6 +162,12 @@ pipeline {
     }
 
     stage('Get Code Signing Certificate') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          environment name: 'BUILD_NUMBER', value: '1'
+        }
+        beforeAgent true
+      }
 
       steps {
         container('azure-cli') {
@@ -160,6 +182,13 @@ pipeline {
     }
 
     stage('Download WAR archive to package'){
+      when {
+        not {
+          environment name: 'BUILD_NUMBER', value: '1'
+        }
+        beforeAgent true
+      }
+
       steps{
         container('packaging'){
           sh '''
@@ -173,6 +202,13 @@ pipeline {
       }
     }
     stage('Package'){
+      when {
+        not {
+          environment name: 'BUILD_NUMBER', value: '1'
+        }
+        beforeAgent true
+      }
+
       failFast false
       parallel {
         stage('WAR') {
@@ -326,6 +362,12 @@ pipeline {
       }
     }
     stage('Promote'){
+      when {
+        not {
+          environment name: 'BUILD_NUMBER', value: '1'
+        }
+        beforeAgent true
+      }
       failFast true
       parallel {
         stage('Maven Repository') {
@@ -361,6 +403,12 @@ pipeline {
     }
     // Force mirror synchronization
     stage('Synchronize mirror'){
+      when {
+        not {
+          environment name: 'BUILD_NUMBER', value: '1'
+        }
+        beforeAgent true
+      }
       steps{
         container('packaging'){
           sshagent(['pkgserver']) {
@@ -372,6 +420,12 @@ pipeline {
       }
     }
     stage('Invalidate Fastly Cache'){
+      when {
+        not {
+          environment name: 'BUILD_NUMBER', value: '1'
+        }
+        beforeAgent true
+      }
       environment {
         FASTLY_API_TOKEN = credentials('fastly-api-token')
         FASTLY_SERVICE_ID = credentials('fastly_pkgserver_service_id')
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile.d/core/release b/Jenkinsfile.d/core/release
index 16c5a742..f742ba11 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile.d/core/release
+++ b/Jenkinsfile.d/core/release
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ pipeline {
 
   stages {
     stage('Clone Release Git Repository') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          environment name: 'BUILD_NUMBER', value: '1'
+        }
+        beforeAgent true
+      }
+
       steps {
         container('jnlp') {
           sshagent(['release-key']) {
@@ -72,6 +79,13 @@ pipeline {
       }
     }
     stage('Clean Release') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          environment name: 'BUILD_NUMBER', value: '1'
+        }
+        beforeAgent true
+      }
+
       steps {
         container('maven') {
           sh 'utils/release.sh --cleanRelease'
@@ -79,6 +93,13 @@ pipeline {
       }
     }
     stage('Plan') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          environment name: 'BUILD_NUMBER', value: '1'
+        }
+        beforeAgent true
+      }
+
       steps {
         container('maven') {
           sh 'utils/release.sh --showReleasePlan'
@@ -86,6 +107,13 @@ pipeline {
       }
     }
     stage('Validate') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          environment name: 'BUILD_NUMBER', value: '1'
+        }
+        beforeAgent true
+      }
+
       when {
         environment name: 'VALIDATION_ENABLED', value: 'true'
         beforeInput true
@@ -102,6 +130,13 @@ pipeline {
       }
     }
     stage('Get Code Signing Certificate') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          environment name: 'BUILD_NUMBER', value: '1'
+        }
+        beforeAgent true
+      }
+
       steps {
         container('azure-cli') {
           sh '''
@@ -112,6 +147,13 @@ pipeline {
       }
     }
     stage('Get GPG key') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          environment name: 'BUILD_NUMBER', value: '1'
+        }
+        beforeAgent true
+      }
+
       steps {
         container('azure-cli') {
           sh '''
@@ -121,6 +163,13 @@ pipeline {
       }
     }
     stage('Prepare Release') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          environment name: 'BUILD_NUMBER', value: '1'
+        }
+        beforeAgent true
+      }
+
       steps {
         container('maven') {
           // Maven Release requires gpg key with password password and a certificate key with password
@@ -138,6 +187,13 @@ pipeline {
       }
     }
     stage('Push Commits') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          environment name: 'BUILD_NUMBER', value: '1'
+        }
+        beforeAgent true
+      }
+
       // environment {
       //   GIT_SSH = 'ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -i $RELEASE_SSH_KEY'
       // }
@@ -162,6 +218,13 @@ pipeline {
       }
     }
     stage('Stage Release') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          environment name: 'BUILD_NUMBER', value: '1'
+        }
+        beforeAgent true
+      }
+
       steps {
         container('maven') {
           sh '''
@@ -171,6 +234,13 @@ pipeline {
       }
     }
     stage('Verify artifacts') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          environment name: 'BUILD_NUMBER', value: '1'
+        }
+        beforeAgent true
+      }
+
       steps {
         container('maven') {
           sh '''
diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 6a58fee8..7185d123 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ The security release follows the same process as the stable one except that arti
 .. `MAVEN_REPOSITORY_NAME` set to the maven repository name where we are going to publish staging maven artifacts. This is also the source location used by the packaging job to build distribution packages
 . Trigger the generic Release link:https://release.ci.jenkins.io/job/core/job/release/[job] from the appropriated branch like `security-stable-2.235`
 .. Force repository scan
-.. Trigger the first build to have access to job parameter and immediately abort it
+.. Trigger the first build to scan the script and wait until it finishes; it will skip all actual work.
 .. Trigger a job with the correct parameters
 ... `RELEASE_PROFILE` set to `security`
 ... `RELEASE_GIT_BRANCH` set to `unused` as we already define it in the release profile file, which overrides the job parameter