diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 70e80bdd..fa8c59ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ on:
       - 'beta'
       - 'alpha'
       - '!all-contributors/**'
-  pull_request: {}
+  pull_request:
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   main:
     # ignore all-contributors PRs
@@ -20,9 +25,6 @@ jobs:
         node: [14.17.0, 14, 16.10.0, 16, 18]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - name: 🛑 Cancel Previous Runs
-        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.9.1
-
       - name: ⬇️ Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
@@ -50,9 +52,6 @@ jobs:
       contains('refs/heads/main,refs/heads/beta,refs/heads/next,refs/heads/alpha',
       github.ref) && github.event_name == 'push' }}
     steps:
-      - name: 🛑 Cancel Previous Runs
-        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.9.1
-
       - name: ⬇️ Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v3