diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index 9153b3e3f..d75d1113b 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
   "prHourlyLimit": 0,
   "prConcurrentLimit": 0,
   "automerge": true,
-  "automergeType": "pr"
+  "automergeType": "pr",
+  "ignoreUnstable": false
 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 524a2110f..6594f2ec1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -389,24 +389,10 @@ jobs:
           path: performance.${{ matrix.tag_name }}.warmstart.list
           retention-days: 1
 
-  join:
-    needs: [upgrade, system-upgrade, dependency, linux-shell, windows-shell, action] # , install-manual-user, install-manual-os # TODO if new dependencies break old package managers, since this test fetches old builds, we will never be able to merge again
+  performance-summary:
+    needs: performance
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      success: ${{ steps.tests.outputs.success }}
     steps:
-      - id: tests
-        run: echo "success=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-  all:
-    if: ${{ always() }}
-    needs: [join]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - env:
-          SUCCESS: ${{ needs.join.outputs.success }}
-        run: |
-          [ "$SUCCESS" = 'true' ]
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           pattern: 'performance.*.list'
@@ -435,3 +421,22 @@ jobs:
           name: performance.png
           path: performance.png
           retention-days: 90
+
+  join:
+    needs: [upgrade, system-upgrade, dependency, linux-shell, windows-shell, action]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      success: ${{ steps.tests.outputs.success }}
+    steps:
+      - id: tests
+        run: echo "success=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  all:
+    if: ${{ always() }} # this is because we need this to fail and not skipped to avoid PRs getting merged without this passing
+    needs: join
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - env:
+          SUCCESS: ${{ needs.join.outputs.success }}
+        run: |
+          [ "$SUCCESS" = 'true' ]