diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker.yaml
index 4a853af..05b9914 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,14 @@ on:
 #   pull-requests: read
 
 jobs:
+  check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'docker') || github.event_name == 'push' }}  # ignore the pull request which comes from user depbot.
+    steps:
+      - run: |
+          echo "docker build is required"
   build:
+    needs: check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       GH_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_PRIVATE_READ_PAT }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown.yaml b/.github/workflows/markdown.yaml
index 748836b..0bf8173 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown.yaml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         git config --global user.name 'Bot'
         git config --global user.email 'bot@zaphiro.ch'
-        git commit -am "Automated markdown-lint fixes" || echo "No changes to commit"
+        git commit -am "Automated markdown-lint fixes [dependabot skip]" || echo "No changes to commit"
         git push
         rm -fr vendor
     # Checks the status of hyperlinks in .md and .MD files in verbose mode (the action is case sensitive and .{MD,md})
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-notes.yaml
index 7cc9944..f4e796b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ on:
       - '*'
   pull_request_review:
   pull_request:
+    types:
+      - labeled
+      - unlabeled
+      - edited
+      - synchronize
     branches:
       - main
   workflow_call:
@@ -182,7 +187,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
       with:
         branch: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.ref}}
-        commit_message: 'docs(release_notes): update RELEASE_NOTES.md'
+        commit_message: 'docs(release_notes): update RELEASE_NOTES.md [dependabot skip]'
         file_pattern: RELEASE_NOTES.md
     - name: Commit updated CHANGELOG
       if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index c6fd7be..d6c40ba 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 # GitHub Workflows Release Notes
 
-## 0.0.3-dev - 2024-03-04
+## 0.0.3-dev - 2024-03-15
 
 ### Features
 
 - golang workflow: skip code coverage if the actor is dependabot (PR #100 by
   @cosimomeli)
+- docker workflow: execute only if the pr actor is not dependabot or labels
+  contains `docker` (PR #99 by @chicco785)
 - markdown workflow: run spellcheck only on actually changed \*.md files (PR #96
   by @chicco785)
 - Support different grammar check modalities (local and online) in the script