diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index 97ceae1ec..908c919de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ name: Check
 on:
   pull_request:
 
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main # Check branch after merge
+
 concurrency:
   # Only run once for latest commit per ref and cancel other (previous) runs.
   group: ci-${{ github.ref }}
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
 
   tests:
     name: Tests
-    needs: # Waiting more lightweight checks
+    needs:
       - "check-code-style"
       - "check-binary-compatibility"
       - "check-docs"
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@ jobs:
 
   finish:
     name: Finish
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
     needs: # Should be last
       - "tests"
     uses: playframework/.github/.github/workflows/rtm.yml@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index d69af90d6..9e999302c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: # Snapshots
       - main
-      - 2.8.x
-    tags: ["*"] # Releases
+    tags: ["**"] # Releases
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 
 jobs:
   publish-artifacts:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 53c910653..ece755306 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
-Play JSON
-=========
+# Play JSON
+
+[![Twitter Follow](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/playframework?label=follow&style=flat&logo=twitter&color=brightgreen)](https://twitter.com/playframework)
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+
+[![Build Status](https://github.com/playframework/play-json/actions/workflows/build-test.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/playframework/play-json/actions/workflows/build-test.yml)
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+[![Scala Steward badge](https://img.shields.io/badge/Scala_Steward-helping-blue.svg?style=flat&logo=data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAA4AAAAQCAMAAAARSr4IAAAAVFBMVEUAAACHjojlOy5NWlrKzcYRKjGFjIbp293YycuLa3pYY2LSqql4f3pCUFTgSjNodYRmcXUsPD/NTTbjRS+2jomhgnzNc223cGvZS0HaSD0XLjbaSjElhIr+AAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAHlJREFUCNdNyosOwyAIhWHAQS1Vt7a77/3fcxxdmv0xwmckutAR1nkm4ggbyEcg/wWmlGLDAA3oL50xi6fk5ffZ3E2E3QfZDCcCN2YtbEWZt+Drc6u6rlqv7Uk0LdKqqr5rk2UCRXOk0vmQKGfc94nOJyQjouF9H/wCc9gECEYfONoAAAAASUVORK5CYII=)](https://scala-steward.org)
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 Play JSON is a powerful Scala JSON library, originally developed by the Play team for use with Play Framework. It uses Jackson for JSON parsing and has no Play dependencies.