diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync_major_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/sync_major_release.yaml
index 0327c475327..1ca67d5e0b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync_major_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync_major_release.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ jobs:
   sync-major-release-branch:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Cancel Previous Runs
+        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.9.1
+        with:
+          access_token: ${{ github.token }}
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Sync Pull Request
         uses: repo-sync/pull-request@v2