diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate_citation.yml b/.github/workflows/validate_citation.yml
index 59ba05db2..d905d8052 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate_citation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate_citation.yml
@@ -1,22 +1,16 @@
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
     paths:
       - CITATION.cff
-  pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-name: CITATION.cff
 jobs:
-  Validate-CITATION-cff:
+  validate-citation:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: Validate CITATION.cff
     env:
       GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Validate CITATION.cff
-        uses: dieghernan/cff-validator@v3
+      - uses: dieghernan/cff-validator@v3