diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index de86b9794..79a8ff6dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ description: Basic build and tests for the submodules on each push and pull requ
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - reopened
+      - synchronize
+      - ready_for_review
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/version.yml b/.github/workflows/version.yml
index ebb129d8f..42e092cf8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Open pull request for version update
         if: ${{ env.PR_EXISTS == '0' }}
         run: |
-          gh pr create -B master -H version_${{ steps.versioning.outputs.version }} -t "Update CryptoAnalysis version to ${{ steps.versioning.outputs.version }}" -b "This PR was created by the version-update workflow. Please make sure to delete the branch after merging, otherwise future workflows might fail."
+          gh pr create --draft -B master -H version_${{ steps.versioning.outputs.version }} -t "Update CryptoAnalysis version to ${{ steps.versioning.outputs.version }}" -b "This PR was created by the version-update workflow. Please make sure to delete the branch after merging, otherwise future workflows might fail."
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}