diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3279b4e75..6f4dbc779 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ jobs:
     name: target (${{ matrix.pretty }},${{ matrix.os }})
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     needs: [shellcheck, test, generate-matrix, check]
-    if: (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'merge_group' || github.event_name == 'issue_comment')  && needs.generate-matrix.outputs.matrix != '{}' && needs.generate-matrix.outputs.matrix != '[]' && needs.generate-matrix.outputs.matrix != ''
+    if: (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'merge_group' || github.event_name == 'issue_comment')  && needs.generate-matrix.outputs.matrix != '{}' && needs.generate-matrix.outputs.matrix != '[]' && needs.generate-matrix.outputs.matrix != ''
     concurrency:
       group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-${{ matrix.pretty }}
       cancel-in-progress: false
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ jobs:
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Push image to GitHub Container Registry
         if: >
+          (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch') &&
           steps.prepare-meta.outputs.has-image && (
             github.ref == format('refs/heads/{0}', github.event.repository.default_branch) ||
             startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
@@ -344,12 +345,9 @@ jobs:
     name: podman
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [shellcheck, test, check]
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
     outputs:
-      has-image: ${{ steps.prepare-meta.outputs.has-image }}
-      images: ${{ steps.build-docker-image.outputs.images && fromJSON(steps.build-docker-image.outputs.images)  }}
       coverage-artifact: ${{ steps.cov.outputs.artifact-name }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/try.yml b/.github/workflows/try.yml
index 806477193..989a5a6ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/try.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/try.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,19 @@ name: Try
 on:
   issue_comment:
     types: [created]
-
 jobs:
+  acknowledge:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event.issue.pull_request && (github.event.comment.author_association == 'MEMBER' || github.event.comment.author_association == 'OWNER') && (contains(github.event.comment.body, '\n/ci try') || startsWith(github.event.comment.body, '/ci try'))
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Acknowledge command
+        id: acknowledge
+        run: |
+          gh pr comment ${{ github.event.issue.number }} --body "<!--try-ack-comment-->\nStarting try run. [Link to action](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}?pr=${{ github.event.issue.number }})"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        continue-on-error: true
   try:
     if: github.event.issue.pull_request && (github.event.comment.author_association == 'MEMBER' || github.event.comment.author_association == 'OWNER') && (contains(github.event.comment.body, '\n/ci try') || startsWith(github.event.comment.body, '/ci try'))
     uses: ./.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -11,11 +22,20 @@ jobs:
       matrix-args: try --comment "${{ github.event.comment.body }}" --pr ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
       checkout-ref: refs/pull/${{ github.event.issue.number }}/head
   comment:
-    needs: try
+    needs: [try, acknowledge]
     if: always() && needs.try.result != 'skipped'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Minimize existing comments
+        run: |
+          COMMENTS=$(gh pr view ${{ github.event.issue.number }} --json comments --jq '.comments[] | select((.body | contains("<!--try-conclusion-comment-->") or contains("<!--try-ack-comment-->")) and (.author.login == "github-actions") and (.isMinimized | not)) | .id')
+          while read -r comment_id; do
+            gh api graphql -f query='mutation { minimizeComment(input: { classifier: OUTDATED, subjectId: "'"$comment_id"'" }) { minimizedComment { isMinimized } } }'
+          done <<< "$COMMENTS"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        continue-on-error: true
       # comment on the PR with the result and links to the logs using gh cli
       # Something like `### Try build: [{result}]({link_to_logs})`
       # the url to the logs are on jobs[name="try"].url gathered with `gh run view ${{ github.run_id }} --json jobs`
@@ -23,7 +43,23 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           PR_ID=${{ github.event.issue.number }}
           gh run view ${{ github.run_id }} --json jobs |\
-          jq -r '"Diff for [comment]("+$comment+")\n\n- [Run](" + (.jobs[] | select(.name == "try / generate-matrix") | .url) + ")\n" + ([.jobs[] | select(.name | startswith("try / target")) | select(.name | contains("matrix.pretty") | not ) | "- [" + (.name | capture("\\((?<name>[^,]+),.*") | .name) + "](" + .url + "?pr=" + $pr_id + "#step:10:1)"] | join("\n"))' --arg pr_id "$PR_ID" --arg comment "${{ github.event.comment.url }}"|\
+          jq -r --arg pr_id "$PR_ID" --arg comment "${{ github.event.comment.html_url }}" '
+          def box: .conclusion | if . == "success" then "✔️ " elif . == "skipped" then "🛇 " else "❌ " end;
+          def job_to_md: . | "- [\(.name)](\(.url)?pr=\($pr_id)\(.conclusion | if . == "success" then "#step:10:1)" else "#)" end) - \(box)";
+          def wrap_if_needed:
+            (.[0].conclusion | if . == "success" then "#### Successful Jobs\n\n" else "#### Failed Jobs\n\n" end) +
+            if length > 10 then
+              "<details>\n<summary>List</summary>\n\n\(map(job_to_md) | join("\n"))\n\n</details>\n"
+            else
+              map(job_to_md) | join("\n") + "\n"
+            end;
+          "<!--try-conclusion-comment-->\n## [Try](\(.jobs[] | select(.name == "try / generate-matrix") | .url + "#step:4:18")) run for [comment](\($comment))\n\n" +
+          "\(.jobs[] | select(.name == "try / conclusion") | job_to_md)\n\n" +
+          ([.jobs[] | select(.name | startswith("try / target")) | select(.name | contains("matrix.pretty") | not ) | . as $job |
+          {conclusion: $job.conclusion, name: ($job.name | capture("\\((?<name>[^,]+),.*") | .name), url: $job.url} ] |
+          group_by(if .conclusion == "success" then "success" else "failure" end) |
+          map(wrap_if_needed) |
+          join("\n"))' |\
           gh pr comment "$PR_ID" --body "$(< /dev/stdin)"
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}