diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-image.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build-image.yml
index 1cf4032..9845f47 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-image.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-image.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ on:
       - 'release/**'
       - 'develop*'
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 6bba2f7..3b06db0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@ name: CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: ["**"]
+    branches: ["**", "!release/**"]
   pull_request:
-    branches: ["**"]
+    branches: ["**", "!release/**"]
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
   audit:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d156f61..44b9988 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 Format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.7.24] - 2026-05-27
+
+### Enhanced
+
+- **Gitea Actions Prioritization** — Optimized CI/CD workflow pipeline executions to prioritize critical `build-image` Docker compilation runs. Redundant security audits, tests, coverage generation, and RAML packages are now bypassed on `release/**` branches (which have already passed validation during development on `develop`).
+- **Workflow Concurrency Controls** — Configured active concurrency groups with `cancel-in-progress: true` inside both `ci.yml` and `build-image.yml` pipelines, ensuring obsolete running jobs are aborted instantly when newer commits are pushed.
+
 ## [1.7.23] - 2026-05-27
 
 ### Enhanced
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 48e43a4..ec8fd0c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "sofarr",
-  "version": "1.7.23",
+  "version": "1.7.24",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "sofarr",
-      "version": "1.7.23",
+      "version": "1.7.24",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "axios": "^1.6.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f61ac99..9db16fc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sofarr",
-  "version": "1.7.23",
+  "version": "1.7.24",
   "description": "A personal media download dashboard that shows your downloads 'so far' while you relax on the sofa waiting for your *arr services to finish",
   "main": "server/index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/server/app.js b/server/app.js
index 86d3101..b48c922 100644
--- a/server/app.js
+++ b/server/app.js
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ function createApp({ skipRateLimits = false } = {}) {
    *                 version:
    *                   type: string
    *                   description: sofarr version
-   *                   example: "1.7.23"
+   *                   example: "1.7.24"
    *     x-code-samples:
    *       - lang: curl
    *         label: cURL
diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index c00e985..22e833c 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ app.use(express.json({ limit: '64kb' })); // prevent oversized JSON payloads
  *                 version:
  *                   type: string
  *                   description: sofarr version
- *                   example: "1.7.23"
+ *                   example: "1.7.24"
  */
 app.get('/health', (req, res) => {
   res.json({ status: 'ok', uptime: process.uptime(), version });
diff --git a/server/openapi.yaml b/server/openapi.yaml
index 75ec054..f52d819 100644
--- a/server/openapi.yaml
+++ b/server/openapi.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ info:
 
     ## SSE Streaming
     Real-time updates are available via Server-Sent Events at GET /api/dashboard/stream.
-  version: 1.7.23
+  version: 1.7.24
   contact:
     name: sofarr
   license: