diff --git a/.github/workflows/checkVersions.yml b/.github/workflows/checkVersions.yml
index 4ff7f169f0b..882a09253f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checkVersions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checkVersions.yml
@@ -37,14 +37,9 @@ jobs:
         maven-version: 3.9.9
 
     - name: Check and increment versions
-      uses: Wandalen/wretry.action@f8754f79743ba113fedbba4499593f7d73b458eb # master
-      with:
-        attempt_delay: 200
-        attempt_limit: 10
-        command: >
-          mvn verify -DskipTests -Dcompare-version-with-baselines.skip=false
-          org.eclipse.tycho:tycho-versions-plugin:bump-versions -Dtycho.bump-versions.increment=100
-          --threads 1C --fail-at-end --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress --show-version
+      run: |
+        echo 'Comment: Hello World1' >>eclipse.platform.releng/bundles/org.eclipse.rcp/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+        echo 'Comment: Hello World2' >>eclipse.platform.releng/bundles/org.eclipse.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
 
     - name: Commit version increments, if any
       run: |
@@ -57,8 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           # Relevant files were staged, i.e. some version were changed
           
           # Read 'releaseNumberSDK' property as stream version
-          mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=releaseNumberSDK --quiet '-Doutput=releaseNumberSDK-value.txt'
-          streamVersion=$(<releaseNumberSDK-value.txt)
+          streamVersion='4.34'
           rm -f releaseNumberSDK-value.txt
           
           git config --global user.email '${{ inputs.botMail }}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..db4ffc95c6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Fast running checks for pull-requests
+
+name: Pull-Request Checks
+concurrency: 
+    group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+    cancel-in-progress: true
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+
+jobs:
+  check-versions:
+    uses: HannesWell/eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator/.github/workflows/checkVersions.yml@master
+    with:
+      botName: Eclipse Platform Bot
+      botMail: platform-bot@eclipse.org
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publishVersionCheckResults.yml b/.github/workflows/publishVersionCheckResults.yml
index 5615e1d09a7..dce490381c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publishVersionCheckResults.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publishVersionCheckResults.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ on:
         description: The personal access token (with scope 'public_repo') of the bot to push a required change to a PR branch in a fork.
         required: true
 
-permissions: {} # all none
-
 env:
   COMMENT_FIRST_LINE: 'This pull request changes some projects for the first time in this development cycle'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/version-increments.yml b/.github/workflows/version-increments.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a87d9dbf0bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/version-increments.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+name: Publish Version Check Results
+
+on:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: [ 'Pull-Request Checks' ]
+    types: [ completed ]
+
+jobs:
+  publish-version-check-results:
+    uses: HannesWell/eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator/.github/workflows/publishVersionCheckResults.yml@master
+    with:
+      botGithubId: eclipse-platform-bot
+    secrets:
+      githubBotPAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}