diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/build-binaries.yml
index 686d745eeb09..d995d4f2a76f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-binaries.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Binary builds
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+  merge_group:
   push:
     branches:
       - stackstate-7.78.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-deb.yml b/.github/workflows/build-deb.yml
index 599eefb81c23..6fbfe3a4179a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-deb.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-deb.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: DEB package build
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+  merge_group:
   push:
     branches:
       - stackstate-7.78.2
@@ -191,14 +192,14 @@ jobs:
             --install-directory /opt/stackstate-agent
 
       - name: Save omnibus git cache (${{ matrix.arch }})
-        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && steps.omnibus-git-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && github.event_name != 'merge_group' && steps.omnibus-git-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         uses: actions/cache/save@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
         with:
           path: ${{ env.OMNIBUS_GIT_CACHE_DIR }}
           key: omnibus-git-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ hashFiles('omnibus/**', 'release.json') }}
 
       - name: Save bazel caches (${{ matrix.arch }})
-        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && steps.bazel-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && github.event_name != 'merge_group' && steps.bazel-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         uses: actions/cache/save@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
         with:
           path: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-and-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-and-unit-tests.yml
index dabd08eda56e..52d7a41b0fc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-and-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-and-unit-tests.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Lint and unit tests
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+  merge_group:
   push:
     branches:
       - stackstate-7.78.2