diff --git a/.github/branch-protection.json b/.github/branch-protection.json
index 47797f48..985d4116 100644
--- a/.github/branch-protection.json
+++ b/.github/branch-protection.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "required_status_checks": {
-    "strict": true,
+    "strict": false,
     "contexts": [
       "py3.12 on ubuntu-latest",
       "py3.13 on ubuntu-latest",
diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml b/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml
index 4b9a9ca8..800322e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 on:
+  merge_group:
   push:
     branches: [main]
   pull_request:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index b4965c79..1ae72e50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 on:
+  merge_group:
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/viewerjs-check.yml b/.github/workflows/viewerjs-check.yml
index 7c57cd2b..8582a67d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/viewerjs-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/viewerjs-check.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: Viewer.js vendor and compatibility
 
 on:
+  merge_group:
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
   push: