diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml
index f3711fc55..69868e967 100755
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   validate:
     name: Validate Code Quality And Tests
@@ -88,9 +92,9 @@ jobs:
         shell: sh
         run: |
           set -eu
-          python3 -m pip install -q -r requirements-base.txt
-          python3 -m pip install -q -r requirements.txt
-          python3 -m pip install -q -r requirements-dev.txt
+          python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -q -r requirements-base.txt
+          python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -q -r requirements.txt
+          python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -q -r requirements-dev.txt
           python3 -m black --version
           python3 -m isort --version-number
           python3 -m flake8 --version
@@ -217,9 +221,9 @@ jobs:
         shell: sh
         run: |
           set -eu
-          python3 -m pip install -q -r requirements-base.txt
-          python3 -m pip install -q -r requirements.txt
-          python3 -m pip install -q -r requirements-dev.txt
+          python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -q -r requirements-base.txt
+          python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -q -r requirements.txt
+          python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -q -r requirements-dev.txt
           pytest --version
 
       - name: Run unit tests with coverage
@@ -316,9 +320,9 @@ jobs:
         shell: sh
         run: |
           set -eu
-          python3 -m pip install -q -r requirements-base.txt
-          python3 -m pip install -q -r requirements.txt
-          python3 -m pip install -q -r requirements-dev.txt
+          python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -q -r requirements-base.txt
+          python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -q -r requirements.txt
+          python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -q -r requirements-dev.txt
           pytest --version
 
       - name: Start Redis
@@ -390,7 +394,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: sh
         run: |
           set -eu
-          pip install -q pytest-rerunfailures
+          pip install --break-system-packages -q pytest-rerunfailures
           PYTHONPATH="$PWD/apps/api:$PWD" python3 -m coverage run --append \
             --source=apps/api/app,packages \
             --omit="*/migrations/*,*/tests/*,*/test_*.py,*/site-packages/*" \