diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_github_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/create_github_release.yaml
index 5d20c47..bc079b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_github_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_github_release.yaml
@@ -11,8 +11,20 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  optimize_ci:
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      outputs:
+        skip: ${{ steps.check_skip.outputs.skip }}
+      steps:
+        - name: Optimize CI
+          id: check_skip
+          uses: withgraphite/graphite-ci-action@main
+          with:
+            graphite_token: ${{secrets.GRAPHITE_TOKEN}}
   create-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [optimize_ci]
+    if: needs.optimize_ci.outputs.skip == 'false'
     permissions:
       contents: write
     outputs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rworkflows.yml b/.github/workflows/rworkflows.yml
index 8a40cb3..790486e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rworkflows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rworkflows.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,22 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  optimize_ci:
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      outputs:
+        skip: ${{ steps.check_skip.outputs.skip }}
+      steps:
+        - name: Optimize CI
+          id: check_skip
+          uses: withgraphite/graphite-ci-action@main
+          with:
+            graphite_token: ${{secrets.GRAPHITE_TOKEN}}
   rworkflows:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.os }}
     name: ${{ matrix.config.os }} (${{ matrix.config.r }})
     container: ${{ matrix.config.cont }}
+    needs: [optimize_ci]
+    if: needs.optimize_ci.outputs.skip == 'false'
     strategy:
       fail-fast: ${{ false }}
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml
index ebfbbd8..f67eb43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,20 @@ on:
 name: test-coverage
 
 jobs:
+  optimize_ci:
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      outputs:
+        skip: ${{ steps.check_skip.outputs.skip }}
+      steps:
+        - name: Optimize CI
+          id: check_skip
+          uses: withgraphite/graphite-ci-action@main
+          with:
+            graphite_token: ${{secrets.GRAPHITE_TOKEN}}
   test-coverage:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [optimize_ci]
+    if: needs.optimize_ci.outputs.skip == 'false''
     env:
       GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 8df9e9b..bcd0359 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: drugfindR
 Title: Investigate iLINCS for candidate repurposable drugs
-Version: 0.99.994
+Version: 0.99.995
 Authors@R: c(
     person(given = c("Ali", "Sajid"),
            family = "Imami",
diff --git a/codemeta.json b/codemeta.json
index 8bad3c3..bbc5e17 100644
--- a/codemeta.json
+++ b/codemeta.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "codeRepository": "https://github.com/CogDisResLab/drugfindR",
   "issueTracker": "https://github.com/CogDisResLab/drugfindR/issues",
   "license": "https://spdx.org/licenses/GPL-3.0",
-  "version": "0.99.994",
+  "version": "0.99.995",
   "programmingLanguage": {
     "@type": "ComputerLanguage",
     "name": "R",