diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-label-in-progress.yml b/.github/workflows/check-label-in-progress.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55d71c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-label-in-progress.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Workflow automatically executed to check if a pull request has label `status: in progress` to prevent
+# merging incomplete work
+
+name: Check label in-progress to prevent merging
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [synchronize, opened, reopened, labeled, unlabeled]
+
+jobs:
+  do-not-merge:
+    if: "${{ contains(github.event.*.labels.*.name, 'status: in progress') }}"
+    name: Check do not merge
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: check for label
+        run: |
+          echo "Pull request is labeled as 'status: in progress'"
+          echo "This workflow fails to prevent merging"
+          exit 1
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow-runs-purge.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow-runs-purge.yml
index 3a92433..e69508d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow-runs-purge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow-runs-purge.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Workflow automatically executed so that to clean up workflow runs pilling in the GitHub Actions tab
 #
 # By default, workflow runs older than 30 days (see 'retain_days' parameter) are removed, every day at
-# midnight (see and 'cron' parameters, respectively).
+# midnight (see and 'cron' parameters, respectively). The workflow purges his own run to only keep
+# 3 of them in a second step (see 'keep_minimum runs').
 # A token with the necessary permission for deleting workflow runs must be provided or the 'github.token'
 # can also be used.
 name: Purge workflow runs automatically
@@ -22,3 +23,11 @@ jobs:
           repository: ${{ github.repository }}
           retain_days: 30
           keep_minimum_runs: 6
+      - name: Delete runs of purge workflow runs
+        uses: Mattraks/delete-workflow-runs@v2
+        with:
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
+          delete_workflow_pattern: "Purge workflow runs automatically"
+          retain_days: 3
+          keep_minimum_runs: 3