diff --git a/.github/workflows/bigtable-example.yml b/.github/workflows/bigtable-example.yml
index e3bc89b934..66a2a62cee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bigtable-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bigtable-example.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: Bigtable example pipeline
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: "${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}"
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   test-bigtable:
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7cdcdc284c..269614ef6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: Main pipeline
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: "${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}"
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   test:
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cockroachdb-example.yml b/.github/workflows/cockroachdb-example.yml
index d40e0f87f2..a4745628c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cockroachdb-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cockroachdb-example.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: Cockroachdb example pipeline
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: "${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}"
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   test-cockroachdb:
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/datastore-example.yml b/.github/workflows/datastore-example.yml
index 04c824ace1..cb4495083c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/datastore-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/datastore-example.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: Datastore example pipeline
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: "${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}"
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   test-datastore:
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/firestore-example.yml b/.github/workflows/firestore-example.yml
index 3faeb4f6dc..1eeb8079e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/firestore-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/firestore-example.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: Firestore example pipeline
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: "${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}"
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   test-firestore:
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index 65fd121871..b6bbfc34f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ on:
       - main
   pull_request:
 
+concurrency:
+  group: "${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}"
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 permissions:
   contents: read
   # Optional: allow read access to pull request. Use with `only-new-issues` option.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mysql-example.yml b/.github/workflows/mysql-example.yml
index f7a98449a3..e7e0b62da4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mysql-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mysql-example.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: Mysql example pipeline
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: "${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}"
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   test-mysql:
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nginx-example.yml b/.github/workflows/nginx-example.yml
index 743a4f4337..6ce6a9f14c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nginx-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nginx-example.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: Nginx example pipeline
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: "${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}"
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   test-nginx:
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/postgres-example.yml b/.github/workflows/postgres-example.yml
index a9cd14554d..da22e6eb61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/postgres-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/postgres-example.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: Postgres example pipeline
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: "${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}"
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   test-postgres:
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pubsub-example.yml b/.github/workflows/pubsub-example.yml
index b76e9a371a..7e414808c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pubsub-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pubsub-example.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: Pubsub example pipeline
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: "${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}"
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   test-pubsub:
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pulsar-example.yml b/.github/workflows/pulsar-example.yml
index b96fbe73e3..df7ee7c9ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pulsar-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pulsar-example.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: Pulsar example pipeline
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: "${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}"
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   test-pulsar:
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/redis-example.yml b/.github/workflows/redis-example.yml
index cbac5d2ed8..818d4442b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/redis-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/redis-example.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: Redis example pipeline
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: "${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}"
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   test-redis:
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spanner-example.yml b/.github/workflows/spanner-example.yml
index d7b06bf2a7..bca9098221 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spanner-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spanner-example.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: Spanner example pipeline
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: "${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}"
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   test-spanner:
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/toxiproxy-example.yml b/.github/workflows/toxiproxy-example.yml
index 6be00c7607..05eac1b499 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/toxiproxy-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/toxiproxy-example.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: Toxiproxy example pipeline
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: "${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}"
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   test-toxiproxy:
     strategy:
diff --git a/examples/_template/ci.yml.tmpl b/examples/_template/ci.yml.tmpl
index 1f267ad7e4..8d18fc8176 100644
--- a/examples/_template/ci.yml.tmpl
+++ b/examples/_template/ci.yml.tmpl
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: {{ "${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}" }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   test-{{ $lower }}:
     strategy:
diff --git a/examples/main_test.go b/examples/main_test.go
index 901aea373b..0991a76b93 100644
--- a/examples/main_test.go
+++ b/examples/main_test.go
@@ -205,12 +205,12 @@ func assertExampleGithubWorkflowContent(t *testing.T, example Example, exampleWo
 
 	data := strings.Split(string(content), "\n")
 	assert.Equal(t, "name: "+title+" example pipeline", data[0])
-	assert.Equal(t, "  test-"+lower+":", data[5])
-	assert.Equal(t, "          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}", data[15])
-	assert.Equal(t, "        working-directory: ./examples/"+lower, data[22])
+	assert.Equal(t, "  test-"+lower+":", data[9])
+	assert.Equal(t, "          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}", data[19])
 	assert.Equal(t, "        working-directory: ./examples/"+lower, data[26])
 	assert.Equal(t, "        working-directory: ./examples/"+lower, data[30])
-	assert.Equal(t, "          paths: \"**/TEST-"+lower+"*.xml\"", data[40])
+	assert.Equal(t, "        working-directory: ./examples/"+lower, data[34])
+	assert.Equal(t, "          paths: \"**/TEST-"+lower+"*.xml\"", data[44])
 }
 
 // assert content go.mod