diff --git a/.github/workflows/concrete_compiler_publish_docker_images.yml b/.github/workflows/concrete_compiler_publish_docker_images.yml
index 5209190fb8..be21a7ae37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/concrete_compiler_publish_docker_images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/concrete_compiler_publish_docker_images.yml
@@ -185,3 +185,26 @@ jobs:
         env:
           SLACK_COLOR: ${{ job.status }}
           SLACK_MESSAGE: "cuda-image finished with status: ${{ job.status }}. (${{ env.ACTION_RUN_URL }})"
+
+  teardown-instane:
+    name: Teardown instance
+    needs: [ setup-instance, compiler-image ]
+    if: ${{ always() && needs.setup-instance.result != 'skipped' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Stop instance
+        id: stop-instance
+        uses: zama-ai/slab-github-runner@c0e7168795bd78f61f61146951ed9d0c73c9b701
+        with:
+          mode: stop
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.SLAB_ACTION_TOKEN }}
+          slab-url: ${{ secrets.SLAB_BASE_URL }}
+          job-secret: ${{ secrets.JOB_SECRET }}
+          label: ${{ needs.setup-instance.outputs.runner-name }}
+      - name: Slack Notification
+        if: ${{ failure() }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@4e5fb42d249be6a45a298f3c9543b111b02f7907
+        env:
+          SLACK_COLOR: ${{ job.status }}
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: "Instance teardown finished with status: ${{ job.status }}. (${{ env.ACTION_RUN_URL }})"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/concrete_compiler_test_gpu.yml b/.github/workflows/concrete_compiler_test_gpu.yml
index 58f4d8d551..0e674e293a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/concrete_compiler_test_gpu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/concrete_compiler_test_gpu.yml
@@ -81,3 +81,26 @@ jobs:
         env:
           SLACK_COLOR: ${{ job.status }}
           SLACK_MESSAGE: "build-and-run-test finished with status: ${{ job.status }}. (${{ env.ACTION_RUN_URL }})"
+
+  teardown-instance:
+    needs: [ setup-instance, build-and-test ]
+    if: ${{ always() && needs.setup-instance.result != 'skipped' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Stop instance
+        id: stop-instance
+        uses: zama-ai/slab-github-runner@c0e7168795bd78f61f61146951ed9d0c73c9b701
+        with:
+          mode: stop
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.SLAB_ACTION_TOKEN }}
+          slab-url: ${{ secrets.SLAB_BASE_URL }}
+          job-secret: ${{ secrets.JOB_SECRET }}
+          label: ${{ needs.setup-instance.outputs.runner-name }}
+
+      - name: Slack Notification
+        if: ${{ failure() }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@4e5fb42d249be6a45a298f3c9543b111b02f7907
+        env:
+          SLACK_COLOR: ${{ job.status }}
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: "Instance teardown finished with status: ${{ job.status }}. (${{ env.ACTION_RUN_URL }})"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/concrete_python_release.yml b/.github/workflows/concrete_python_release.yml
index 5c4a3c82ab..7282b50ee4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/concrete_python_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/concrete_python_release.yml
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ jobs:
       base64-subjects: ${{ needs.hash.outputs.hash }}
 
   push:
-    needs: [release-checks, build-linux-x86, build-macos, provenance]
+    needs: [build-linux-x86, build-macos, provenance]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2