diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index fb87d16..cbce200 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ jobs:
   shellcheck:
     uses: networkservicemesh/.github/.github/workflows/shellcheck.yaml@main
 
+  check-env:
+    uses: networkservicemesh/.github/.github/workflows/env-check.yaml@main
+    with:
+      prefix: "NSM_"
+
   golangci-lint:
     uses: networkservicemesh/.github/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml@main
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e595978..8fcf39e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -43,18 +43,9 @@ jobs:
     secrets:
       token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-  check-branch:
-    name: Check release branch in deployments-k8s
-    needs: [get-tag, create-release]
-    uses: networkservicemesh/.github/.github/workflows/check-release-branch.yaml@main
-    with:
-      tag: ${{ needs.get-tag.outputs.tag }}
-    secrets:
-      token: ${{ secrets.NSM_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
   update-deployments-k8s:
     name: Update deployments-k8s
-    needs: [get-tag, check-branch]
+    needs: [get-tag, create-release]
     if: ${{ github.repository != 'networkservicemesh/cmd-template' }}
     uses: networkservicemesh/.github/.github/workflows/release-deployments.yaml@main
     with: