diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index a3c492ae..c62a90d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
+  branch-protection:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
   clippy:
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -140,3 +142,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run error_packet 
         run: ./target/debug/examples/error_packet
         # nl80211 not included due to no wireless interfaces on test machines
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true