diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 64484ee..bf8448d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -13,13 +13,12 @@ on:
     paths-ignore:
       - '**.md'
       - 'LICENSE'
+  # @note no paths-ignore on pull requests: a docs-only release PR must still
+  # report the checks that the ship flow (and the main ruleset) wait for
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
       - next
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**.md'
-      - 'LICENSE'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 91f80a8..41e1671 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
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 [![Email](https://img.shields.io/badge/Email-Support-blue?logo=mail.ru)](mailto:support@cbk.ai)
-[![Discord](https://img.shields.io/badge/Discord-Support-blue?logo=discord)](https://go.cbk.ai/discord)
 [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/chatbotkit.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/chatbotkit/)
 [![Follow on Twitter](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/chatbotkit.svg?logo=twitter)](https://twitter.com/chatbotkit)