diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/backend_tests.yml
index d80dd8f3..42fb2359 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend_tests.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 name: Tests
 
 on:
-  - push
+  push:
+    branches: [ 'main' ] # just for testing for a bit.
   - pull_request
 
 defaults:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-docker-action.yml b/.github/workflows/create-docker-action.yml
index ebea974e..4ff91669 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-docker-action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-docker-action.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     branches: ['feature/releases'] # just for testing for a bit.
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - 'main'
   release:
     types: [published]
 
@@ -21,23 +26,24 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - name: Log in to the Container registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@f054a8b539a109f9f41c372932f1ae047eff08c9
+      - name: Docker meta
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v4
+        with:
+          images: name/app
+
+      - name: Login to DockerHub
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
         with:
           registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
-        id: meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@98669ae865ea3cffbcbaa878cf57c20bbf1c6c38
-        with:
-          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.BACKEND_IMAGE }}
-
       - name: Build and push Docker image
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@ad44023a93711e3deb337508980b4b5e9bcdc5dc
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
         with:
           context: .
           push: true