diff --git a/.github/workflows/address_undefined_behavior_leak_sanitizer.yml b/.github/workflows/address_undefined_behavior_leak_sanitizer.yml
index e68875e2..9117222b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/address_undefined_behavior_leak_sanitizer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/address_undefined_behavior_leak_sanitizer.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
     build_and_test_asan_ubsan_lsan:
       runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+      permissions:
+        contents: read
       steps:
         - name: Checkout repository
           uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/automated_release.yml b/.github/workflows/automated_release.yml
index 619917b2..92633b1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automated_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automated_release.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ jobs:
           echo "Release version tag: $RELEASE_VERSION"
           echo "release-tag=$RELEASE_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+      - name: Delete trigger tag
+        run: |
+          gh api repos/${{ github.repository }}/git/refs/tags/${{ github.ref_name }} -X DELETE
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
       - name: Create draft release
         id: create-release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
@@ -65,7 +71,6 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build_and_test_qnx.yml
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      pull-requests: read
     secrets:
       SCORE_QNX_LICENSE: ${{ secrets.SCORE_QNX_LICENSE }}
       SCORE_QNX_USER: ${{ secrets.SCORE_QNX_USER }}
@@ -81,11 +86,27 @@ jobs:
 
   run-coverage-report:
     needs: create-draft-release
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/release_coverage_report.yml
-    with:
-      release_tag: ${{ needs.create-draft-release.outputs.release-tag }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/coverage_report.yml
+
+  upload-coverage-report:
+    needs:
+      - create-draft-release
+      - run-coverage-report
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Download coverage report artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ${{ needs.run-coverage-report.outputs.artifact-name }}
+          path: ./
+
+      - name: Upload coverage report to existing draft release
+        run: |
+          gh release upload "${{ needs.create-draft-release.outputs.release-tag }}" "${{ needs.run-coverage-report.outputs.artifact-name }}.zip"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
   finalize-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
@@ -96,46 +117,30 @@ jobs:
       - run-thread-sanitizer
       - run-address-sanitizer
       - run-coverage-report
-    if: always()
+      - upload-coverage-report
+    if: ${{ success() }}
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
 
-      - name: Check workflow results
-        id: check-results
+      - name: Report success
+        if: steps.check-results.outputs.all-success == 'true'
         run: |
-          RESULT_HOST="${{ needs.run-build-and-test-host.result }}"
-          RESULT_QNX="${{ needs.run-build-and-test-qnx.result }}"
-          RESULT_TSAN="${{ needs.run-thread-sanitizer.result }}"
-          RESULT_ASAN="${{ needs.run-address-sanitizer.result }}"
-          RESULT_COVERAGE="${{ needs.run-coverage-report.result }}"
-          
-          echo "Build and test host: $RESULT_HOST"
-          echo "Build and test QNX: $RESULT_QNX"
-          echo "Thread sanitizer: $RESULT_TSAN"
-          echo "Address sanitizer: $RESULT_ASAN"
-          echo "Coverage report: $RESULT_COVERAGE"
-          
-          if [[ "$RESULT_HOST" == "success" ]] && \
-             [[ "$RESULT_QNX" == "success" ]] && \
-             [[ "$RESULT_TSAN" == "success" ]] && \
-             [[ "$RESULT_ASAN" == "success" ]] && \
-             [[ "$RESULT_COVERAGE" == "success" ]]; then
-            echo "all-success=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else
-            echo "all-success=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
+          echo "All workflows succeeded. Draft release ${{ needs.create-draft-release.outputs.release-tag }} is ready for manual publishing."
 
-      - name: Delete trigger tag
-        run: |
-          gh api repos/${{ github.repository }}/git/refs/tags/${{ github.ref_name }} -X DELETE
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  delete-release-on-failure:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    needs: create-draft-release
+    if: ${{ failure() || cancelled() }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
 
-      - name: Delete draft release (on failure)
-        if: steps.check-results.outputs.all-success == 'false'
+      - name: Delete draft release due to failure
         run: |
           gh release delete ${{ needs.create-draft-release.outputs.release-tag }} --yes
         env:
@@ -144,10 +149,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Report failure
         if: steps.check-results.outputs.all-success == 'false'
         run: |
-          echo "❌ One or more workflows failed. Draft release has been deleted."
-          exit 1
-
-      - name: Report success
-        if: steps.check-results.outputs.all-success == 'true'
-        run: |
-          echo "✅ All workflows succeeded. Draft release ${{ needs.create-draft-release.outputs.release-tag }} is ready for manual publishing."
+          echo "One or more workflows failed. Draft release has been deleted."
+          exit 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test_host.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test_host.yml
index 88c889d2..395b049f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test_host.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test_host.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ jobs:
         matrix:
           toolchain: ["@llvm_toolchain//:cc-toolchain-x86_64-linux", "@gcc_toolchain//:host_gcc_12"]
       runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+      permissions:
+        contents: read
       steps:
         - name: Checkout repository
           uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test_qnx.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test_qnx.yml
index 123b844c..23e6da22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test_qnx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test_qnx.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ jobs:
       runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
       permissions:
         contents: read
-        pull-requests: read
       steps:
         - name: Checkout repository
           uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_coverage_report.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage_report.yml
similarity index 78%
rename from .github/workflows/release_coverage_report.yml
rename to .github/workflows/coverage_report.yml
index f28797af..8e635a53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_coverage_report.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage_report.yml
@@ -13,18 +13,21 @@
 name: Coverage Report
 
 on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [ opened, reopened, synchronize ]
   workflow_call:
-    inputs:
-      release_tag:
-        description: 'Release tag to upload artifacts to'
-        required: true
-        type: string
+    outputs:
+      artifact-name:
+        description: 'Name of the coverage report artifact'
+        value: ${{ jobs.coverage-report.outputs.artifact-name }}
 
 jobs:
   coverage-report:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       contents: write # required to upload release assets
+    outputs:
+      artifact-name: ${{ steps.set-artifact-name.outputs.artifact-name }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
@@ -66,18 +69,18 @@ jobs:
           mkdir -p artifacts
           find bazel-testlogs/score/ -name 'test.xml' -print0 | xargs -0 -I{} cp --parents {} artifacts/
           cp -r cpp_coverage artifacts/
-          zip -r ${{ github.event.repository.name }}_coverage_report.zip artifacts/
+          zip -r ${{ github.event.repository.name }}_coverage_report_${{ github.sha }}.zip artifacts/
         shell: bash
 
+      - name: Set artifact name
+        id: set-artifact-name
+        run: |
+          echo "artifact-name=${{ github.event.repository.name }}_coverage_report_${{ github.sha }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - name: Upload coverage artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}_coverage_report.zip
-          path: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}_coverage_report.zip
+          name: ${{ steps.set-artifact-name.outputs.artifact-name }}
+          path: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}_coverage_report_${{ github.sha }}.zip
+
 
-      - name: Upload coverage report to existing draft release
-        run: |
-          # Upload the file to the existing release
-          gh release upload "${{ inputs.release_tag }}" "${{ github.event.repository.name }}_coverage_report.zip"
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/thread_sanitizer.yml b/.github/workflows/thread_sanitizer.yml
index 2278d77f..2a5b810f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/thread_sanitizer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/thread_sanitizer.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
     build_and_test_tsan:
       runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+      permissions:
+        contents: read
       steps:
         - name: Checkout repository
           uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2