diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3367b606f2..973f7fce28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ on:
       - conftest.py
       - package.json
       - pyproject.toml
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - synchronize
+      - reopened
+      - ready_for_review # this is needed to trigger checks, when an auto-generated "draft" PR is set for "ready for review".
 
 # Ref: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-jobs/using-concurrency
 concurrency:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit-autoupdate.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit-autoupdate.yml
index 3adf9981b6..75f4a8f849 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit-autoupdate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit-autoupdate.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ jobs:
           echo -e "## Proposed changes\n\nBumps the pre-commit config with the following updates:\n" > pr-body.md
           cat updates.log >> pr-body.md
           echo -e "\n---\nThis PR is auto-generated once a month." >> pr-body.md
+          echo -e "\n > [!NOTE]\n> Mark this PR as "ready for review" to trigger additional checks."
       # Ref: https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request
       - name: Create pull request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@70a41aba780001da0a30141984ae2a0c95d8704e # v6.0.2
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ jobs:
             pre-commit
             type:maintenance
           delete-branch: true
+          draft: true
       - name: Write to job summary
         run: |
           cat updates.log >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY