diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-translations.yml b/.github/workflows/merge-translations.yml
index a0329c8f73..d65567d400 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-translations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-translations.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ on:
         required: true
       WEBLATE_TOKEN:
         required: true
+    inputs:
+      skip:
+        description: 'Skip translations'
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
 
 permissions: {}
 
@@ -25,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Find translation PR
         id: find_pr
+        if: ${{ inputs.skip != true }}
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |
@@ -51,18 +57,21 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Generate a token
         id: generate_token
+        if: ${{ inputs.skip != true }}
         uses: actions/create-github-app-token@a8d616148505b5069dccd32f177bb87d7f39123b # v2.1.1
         with:
           app-id: ${{ secrets.PUSH_O_MATIC_APP_ID }}
           private-key: ${{ secrets.PUSH_O_MATIC_APP_KEY }}
 
       - name: Lock weblate
+        if: ${{ inputs.skip != true }}
         env:
           WEBLATE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.WEBLATE_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           curl --fail-with-body -X POST -H "Authorization: Token $WEBLATE_TOKEN" "$WEBLATE_HOST/api/components/$WEBLATE_COMPONENT/lock/" -d lock=true
 
       - name: Commit translations
+        if: ${{ inputs.skip != true }}
         env:
           WEBLATE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.WEBLATE_TOKEN }}
         run: |
@@ -71,6 +80,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Merge PR
         id: merge_pr
+        if: ${{ inputs.skip != true }}
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}
           PR_NUMBER: ${{ steps.find_pr.outputs.PR_NUMBER }}
@@ -83,6 +93,7 @@ jobs:
           gh pr merge "$PR_NUMBER" --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" --auto --squash
 
       - name: Wait for PR to merge
+        if: ${{ inputs.skip != true }}
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}
           PR_NUMBER: ${{ steps.find_pr.outputs.PR_NUMBER }}
@@ -106,7 +117,12 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
 
       - name: Unlock weblate
+        if: ${{ inputs.skip != true }}
         env:
           WEBLATE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.WEBLATE_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           curl --fail-with-body -X POST -H "Authorization: Token $WEBLATE_TOKEN" "$WEBLATE_HOST/api/components/$WEBLATE_COMPONENT/lock/" -d lock=false
+
+      - name: Report success
+        run: |
+          echo "Workflow completed successfully (or was skipped)"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index add68ffbd7..3d31a4a377 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -10,12 +10,17 @@ on:
         type: choice
         options:
           - 'false'
+          - major
           - minor
           - patch
       mobileBump:
         description: 'Bump mobile build number'
         required: false
         type: boolean
+      skipTranslations:
+        description: 'Skip translations'
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-root
@@ -26,6 +31,8 @@ permissions: {}
 jobs:
   merge_translations:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/merge-translations.yml
+    with:
+      skip: ${{ inputs.skipTranslations }}
     permissions:
       pull-requests: write
     secrets:
@@ -35,6 +42,7 @@ jobs:
 
   bump_version:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [merge_translations]
     outputs:
       ref: ${{ steps.push-tag.outputs.commit_long_sha }}
     permissions: {} # No job-level permissions are needed because it uses the app-token