diff --git a/.github/workflows/stable_mrs_amd64.yml b/.github/workflows/stable_mrs_amd64.yml
index 82a27e981b..40913d0e9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stable_mrs_amd64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stable_mrs_amd64.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
   schedule:
-    - cron:  '0 20 * * *' # every day at 10pm UTC+2
+    - cron:  '0 4 * * *' # every day at 06.00 UTC+2
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stable_mrs_arm64.yml b/.github/workflows/stable_mrs_arm64.yml
index 8b0b7e65bf..64d7c8584a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stable_mrs_arm64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stable_mrs_arm64.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
   schedule:
-    - cron:  '0 20 * * *' # every day at 10pm UTC+2
+    - cron:  '0 4 * * *' # every day at 06.00 UTC+2
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stable_nonbloom_amd64.yml b/.github/workflows/stable_nonbloom_amd64.yml
index 8ccc8fbed8..3d458f85b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stable_nonbloom_amd64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stable_nonbloom_amd64.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
   schedule:
-    - cron:  '0 20 * * *' # every day at 10pm UTC+2
+    - cron:  '0 4 * * *' # every day at 06.00 UTC+2
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stable_nonbloom_arm64.yml b/.github/workflows/stable_nonbloom_arm64.yml
index 9ab33944d6..3542c33ca1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stable_nonbloom_arm64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stable_nonbloom_arm64.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
   schedule:
-    - cron:  '0 20 * * *' # every day at 10pm UTC+2
+    - cron:  '0 4 * * *' # every day at 06.00 UTC+2
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stable_thirdparty_amd64.yml b/.github/workflows/stable_thirdparty_amd64.yml
index 1eb90f3690..fd3c744c75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stable_thirdparty_amd64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stable_thirdparty_amd64.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
   schedule:
-    - cron:  '0 20 * * *' # every day at 10pm UTC+2
+    - cron:  '0 4 * * *' # every day at 06.00 UTC+2
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stable_thirdparty_arm64.yml b/.github/workflows/stable_thirdparty_arm64.yml
index 056d246613..6e33b5e72b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stable_thirdparty_arm64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stable_thirdparty_arm64.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
   schedule:
-    - cron:  '0 20 * * *' # every day at 10pm UTC+2
+    - cron:  '0 4 * * *' # every day at 06.00 UTC+2
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing_mrs_amd64.yml b/.github/workflows/testing_mrs_amd64.yml
index edcd40a714..a156d43c4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing_mrs_amd64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing_mrs_amd64.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
   schedule:
-    - cron:  '0 10 * * *' # every day at 12am UTC+2
+    - cron:  '0 20 * * *' # every day at 22.00 UTC+2
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing_nonbloom_amd64.yml b/.github/workflows/testing_nonbloom_amd64.yml
index c2525b421e..e0fdcf4a2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing_nonbloom_amd64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing_nonbloom_amd64.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
   schedule:
-    - cron:  '0 4 * * *' # every day at 6am UTC+2
+    - cron:  '0 16 * * *' # every day at 18.00 UTC+2
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing_thirdparty_amd64.yml b/.github/workflows/testing_thirdparty_amd64.yml
index 2a55690e87..114d0944b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing_thirdparty_amd64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing_thirdparty_amd64.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
   schedule:
-    - cron:  '0 6 * * *' # every day at 8pm UTC+2
+    - cron:  '0 17 * * *' # every day at 19.00 UTC+2
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unstable_mrs_amd64.yml b/.github/workflows/unstable_mrs_amd64.yml
index 9280a71e55..abb85707eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unstable_mrs_amd64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unstable_mrs_amd64.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
   schedule:
-    - cron:  '0 20 * * *' # every day at 10pm UTC+2
+    - cron:  '0 4 * * *' # every day at 06.00 UTC+2
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unstable_mrs_arm64.yml b/.github/workflows/unstable_mrs_arm64.yml
index 4aac4d4913..0e8a0bcfd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unstable_mrs_arm64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unstable_mrs_arm64.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
   schedule:
-    - cron:  '0 20 * * *' # every day at 10pm UTC+2
+    - cron:  '0 4 * * *' # every day at 06.00 UTC+2
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unstable_nonbloom_amd64.yml b/.github/workflows/unstable_nonbloom_amd64.yml
index 456fd907b3..987902e8d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unstable_nonbloom_amd64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unstable_nonbloom_amd64.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
   schedule:
-    - cron:  '0 20 * * *' # every day at 10pm UTC+2
+    - cron:  '0 4 * * *' # every day at 06.00 UTC+2
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unstable_nonbloom_arm64.yml b/.github/workflows/unstable_nonbloom_arm64.yml
index 1b72c576f5..f73c5050b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unstable_nonbloom_arm64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unstable_nonbloom_arm64.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
   schedule:
-    - cron:  '0 20 * * *' # every day at 10pm UTC+2
+    - cron:  '0 4 * * *' # every day at 06.00 UTC+2
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unstable_thirdparty_amd64.yml b/.github/workflows/unstable_thirdparty_amd64.yml
index 95bd50b150..c45794842e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unstable_thirdparty_amd64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unstable_thirdparty_amd64.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
   schedule:
-    - cron:  '0 20 * * *' # every day at 10pm UTC+2
+    - cron:  '0 4 * * *' # every day at 06.00 UTC+2
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unstable_thirdparty_arm64.yml b/.github/workflows/unstable_thirdparty_arm64.yml
index 89181a1d12..98965b7cc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unstable_thirdparty_arm64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unstable_thirdparty_arm64.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
   schedule:
-    - cron:  '0 20 * * *' # every day at 10pm UTC+2
+    - cron:  '0 4 * * *' # every day at 06.00 UTC+2
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/scripts/clone_all.sh b/scripts/clone_mergeable.sh
similarity index 88%
rename from scripts/clone_all.sh
rename to scripts/clone_mergeable.sh
index 80a936acd2..04ac227a6e 100755
--- a/scripts/clone_all.sh
+++ b/scripts/clone_mergeable.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ do
 
     PACKAGE=$(echo "$REPO" | awk '{print $1}')
     URL=$(echo "$REPO" | awk '{print $2}')
-    STABLE_BRANCH=$(echo "$REPO" | awk '{print $3}')
+    RELEASE_CANDIDATE_BRANCH=$(echo "$REPO" | awk '{print $4}')
     UNSTABLE_BRANCH=$(echo "$REPO" | awk '{print $5}')
 
     if [ -e ./$PACKAGE ]; then
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ do
     fi
 
     echo "$0: cloning '$URL --branch $BRANCH' into '$PACKAGE'"
-    git clone $URL --branch $STABLE_BRANCH $PACKAGE
+    git clone $URL --branch $RELEASE_CANDIDATE_BRANCH $PACKAGE
 
     # compare the branches
     cd $PACKAGE