diff --git a/.github/workflows/dailies.yaml b/.github/workflows/dailies.yaml
index 19ad7e76..80c43f48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dailies.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dailies.yaml
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ jobs:
             password: ${{ secrets.MAIL_PASSWORD }}
             subject: ROIExtractors Daily Failure
             to: ${{ secrets.DAILY_FAILURE_EMAIL_LIST }}  # add more with commas, no separation
-            from: NWB Inspector
+            from: ROIExtractors
             body: "The daily workflow for ROIExtractors failed: please check status at https://github.com/catalystneuro/roiextractors/actions/workflows/dailies.yaml"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/detect-changelog-updates.yaml b/.github/workflows/detect-changelog-updates.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ddae4a2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/detect-changelog-updates.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Detect Changelog Updates
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  assess-file-changes:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/assess-file-changes.yml
+
+  detect-changelog-updates:
+    needs: assess-file-changes
+    if: ${{ needs.assess-file-changes.outputs.SOURCE_CHANGED == 'true' }}
+    name: Auto-detecting CHANGELOG.md updates
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - if:  ${{ needs.assess-file-changes.outputs.CHANGELOG_UPDATED == 'true' }}
+        run: echo "CHANGELOG.md has been updated."
+      - if:  ${{ needs.assess-file-changes.outputs.CHANGELOG_UPDATED == 'false' }}
+        run: |
+          echo "CHANGELOG.md has not been updated."
+          0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index 02c709bd..9aa460cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -9,22 +9,6 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  assess-file-changes:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/assess-file-changes.yml
-
-  detect-changelog-updates:
-    needs: assess-file-changes
-    if: ${{ needs.assess-file-changes.outputs.SOURCE_CHANGED == 'true' }}
-    name: Auto-detecting CHANGELOG.md updates
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - if:  ${{ needs.assess-file-changes.outputs.CHANGELOG_UPDATED == 'true' }}
-        run: echo "CHANGELOG.md has been updated."
-      - if:  ${{ needs.assess-file-changes.outputs.CHANGELOG_UPDATED == 'false' }}
-        run: |
-          echo "CHANGELOG.md has not been updated."
-          0
-
   run:
     name: Full tests on ${{ matrix.os }} with Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c7ee71ed..89756ebc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 * Remove unnecessary `scipy` import error handling: [#315](https://github.com/catalystneuro/roiextractors/pull/315)
 * Fixed the typing returned by the `InscopixImagingExtractor.get_dtype` method: [#326](https://github.com/catalystneuro/roiextractors/pull/326)
+* Detect Changelog Updates was moved to its own dedicated workflow to avoid daily testing failures: [#336](https://github.com/catalystneuro/roiextractors/pull/336)
 
 ### Improvements