diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 49ab615e8b8..00000000000
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-## Description
-<!-- Provide a clear, concise description of what this PR changes -->
-
-## Improvements
-- <!-- Step by step improvements -->
--
-
-## Task
-[Link](https://app.clickup.com/t/example)
-<!-- Links to any related tickets, issues, or requirements -->
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fc48b2cd196..d3615e56d95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: fleet
           repository: ${{ github.repository }}/helm-charts
-          tag: ${{ needs.version.outputs.version }}
+          tag: ${{ needs.version.outputs.version == 'latest' && '9.9.9' || needs.version.outputs.version }}
           path: ./charts/fleet
           registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
           registry_username: ${{ github.actor }}
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "Create Release"
     needs: [version, changes, build, build_client, build_helm]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ !failure() && !cancelled() }} 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/version.yml b/.github/workflows/version.yml
index e44655e958c..be5228daa65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           INPUT_VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-          GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
 
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 90a7037f943..b393ac00ea9 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -92,8 +92,3 @@ docker_manifests:
     image_templates:
       - "{{ .Env.REGISTRY }}/{{ .Env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}/fleet:{{ .Env.DOCKER_TAG }}-amd64"
       - "{{ .Env.REGISTRY }}/{{ .Env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}/fleet:{{ .Env.DOCKER_TAG }}-arm64"
-  - name_template: "{{ .Env.REGISTRY }}/{{ .Env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}/fleet:latest"
-    image_templates:
-      - "{{ .Env.REGISTRY }}/{{ .Env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}/fleet:{{ .Env.DOCKER_TAG }}-amd64"
-      - "{{ .Env.REGISTRY }}/{{ .Env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}/fleet:{{ .Env.DOCKER_TAG }}-arm64"
-    skip_push: "{{ if or (eq .Env.DOCKER_PUSH \"false\") (eq .Env.DOCKER_TAG \"latest\") }}true{{ else }}false{{ end }}"