diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate_release_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/validate_release_pr.yml
index 73d5ccedc6..03d0d16e2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate_release_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate_release_pr.yml
@@ -3,18 +3,20 @@ name: Validate Release PR CI
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [ release-* ]
+    types: [ opened, edited, reopened, synchronize ]
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  validate-pr:
+  validate-release-pr:
     runs-on: [ default ]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Check if link to original PR is added in PR body
+      - name: Verification Step 1 - Link to development PR is added in release PR Body
+        if: always()
         run: |
           ORIGINAL_PR_NUMBER=$(echo "${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}" | grep -o "https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/pull/[0-9]*" | grep -o "[0-9]*")
           ORIGINAL_PR_URL="https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/pull/$ORIGINAL_PR_NUMBER"
@@ -27,7 +29,8 @@ jobs:
             echo "Link to original PR raised against development branch not found in current PR body"
             exit 1
           fi
-      - name: Check if PR title matches original PR title
+      - name: Verification Step 2 - release PR Title matches development PR Title
+        if: always()
         run: |
           ORIGINAL_PR_NUMBER=$(echo ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }} | grep -o "https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/pull/[0-9]*" | grep -o "[0-9]*")
           ORIGINAL_PR_TITLE=$(curl -L -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.GH_PAT_RO }}" "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/$ORIGINAL_PR_NUMBER" | jq -r .title)
@@ -40,11 +43,13 @@ jobs:
             echo "Current PR title does not match original PR title raised against development branch"
             exit 1
           fi
-      - name: Check if original PR is merged in development branch
+      - name: Verification Step 3 - development PR is Merged
+        if: always()
         run: |
           ORIGINAL_PR_NUMBER=$(echo ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }} | grep -o "https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/pull/[0-9]*" | grep -o "[0-9]*")
           ORIGINAL_PR_IS_MERGED=$(curl -L -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.GH_PAT_RO }}" "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/$ORIGINAL_PR_NUMBER" | jq -r '.merged')
           BASE_REF_BRANCH=$(curl -L -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.GH_PAT_RO }}" "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/$ORIGINAL_PR_NUMBER" | jq -r '.base.ref')
+
           if [[ "$ORIGINAL_PR_IS_MERGED" == "true" && "$BASE_REF_BRANCH" == "development" ]]; then
             echo "Original PR is merged into development branch"
           else
@@ -54,7 +59,8 @@ jobs:
             echo "Status: Fail. Original PR is not merged in development branch."
             exit 1
           fi
-      - name: Check if current PR changes are subset of original PR changes
+      - name: Verification Step 4 - release PR is subset of development PR
+        if: always()
         run: |
           ORIGINAL_PR_NUMBER=$(echo "${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}" | grep -o "https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/pull/[0-9]*" | grep -o "[0-9]*")
           ORIGINAL_PR_COMMITS=$(curl -L -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.GH_PAT_RO }}" "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/$ORIGINAL_PR_NUMBER/commits" | jq -r '.[].sha')