diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
index d7f98764e..c35870b42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   update_version:
     name: Update version only on ubuntu but used by windows and macos
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'mlcommons'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cla.yml b/.github/workflows/cla.yml
index c0e1544d4..5793f13c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cla.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cla.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   cla-check:
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'mlcommons'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: "MLCommons CLA bot check"
diff --git a/loadgen/VERSION.txt b/loadgen/VERSION.txt
index a7c00da34..9edf2a44f 100644
--- a/loadgen/VERSION.txt
+++ b/loadgen/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.1.8
+4.1.7