diff --git a/.github/scripts/bump_version.py b/.github/scripts/bump_version.py
index e79db12..8da69e2 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/bump_version.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/bump_version.py
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 elif label == "feature":
     minor += 1
     patch = 0
+    # Determine every tens of minor version increments (10, 20, 30 etc.)
+    if (minor % 10) == 0:
+        # Set patch version to 1 directly
+        patch = 1
     build = 0
 
 elif label == "patch":
diff --git a/.github/workflows/VALIDATION.yml b/.github/workflows/VALIDATION.yml
index d616558..b84afca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/VALIDATION.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/VALIDATION.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
             
       - name: Delayed execution
         if: steps.check.outputs.result == 'wait'
-        run: sleep 30
+        run: sleep 120
     
       - name: Check labels
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
@@ -91,13 +91,26 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Checking PR status
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const labels = context.payload.pull_request.labels.map(l => l.name);
+
+            if (labels.includes('build')) {
+              console.log("PR is labelled 'build', thus no changes in software is imminent. Check is done sucessfully!");
+            }
+
+
       - name: Setup Micromamba
+        if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'build') }}
         uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@v2
         with:
           environment-name: test-env
           init-shell: bash
 
       - name: Test conda installation
+        if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'build') }}
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: |
           micromamba install conda --yes
@@ -107,11 +120,13 @@ jobs:
           pip install .
 
       - name: Verify package imports
+        if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'build') }}
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: |
           mmaseq --version
 
       - name: Test pipeline
+        if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'build') }}
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: |
           mmadeploy --deploy_dir ~/test --threads 3 --test --verbosity 2