diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bf87d739e1d..064bd7f84f8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ include:
   - local: ".gitlab/ci-visibility-tests.yml"
   - project: 'DataDog/apm-reliability/apm-sdks-benchmarks'
     file: '.gitlab/ci-java-spring-petclinic-parallel.yml'
-    ref: &apm_sdks_benchmarks_sha '5e416ea523f39bbdf9e44f39e6895a07d3715ff5' # pinned by .github/workflows/update-apm-sdks-benchmarks-reference.yaml
+    ref: &apm_sdks_benchmarks_sha "12a3157e4e36ad5530c283c0e751f1fe71560192" # pinned by .github/workflows/update-apm-sdks-benchmarks-reference.yaml
   - project: 'DataDog/apm-reliability/apm-sdks-benchmarks'
     file: '.gitlab/ci-java-load-parallel.yml'
     ref: *apm_sdks_benchmarks_sha
@@ -294,12 +294,7 @@ maven-central-pre-release-check:
   image: ${BUILDER_IMAGE_REPO}:${BUILDER_IMAGE_VERSION_PREFIX}base
   stage: .pre
   rules:
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "master"'
-      when: on_success
-      allow_failure: false
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$/'
-      when: on_success
-      allow_failure: false
+    - when: never
   script:
     - |
       MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME=$(aws ssm get-parameter --region us-east-1 --name ci.dd-trace-java.central_username --with-decryption --query "Parameter.Value" --out text)
@@ -323,11 +318,7 @@ dd-octo-sts-pre-release-check:
     DDOCTOSTS_ID_TOKEN:
       aud: dd-octo-sts
   rules:
-    - if: '$POPULATE_CACHE'
-      when: never
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$/'
-      when: on_success
-      allow_failure: false
+    - when: never
   before_script:
     - dd-octo-sts version
     - dd-octo-sts debug --scope DataDog/dd-trace-java --policy self.gitlab.release
@@ -372,6 +363,8 @@ build:
       dotenv: build.env
 
 build_tests:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .gradle_build
   variables:
     <<: *tier_xl_variables
@@ -406,8 +399,7 @@ populate_plugin_cache:
       when: always
       unprotect: true
   rules:
-    - if: '$POPULATE_CACHE'
-      when: on_success
+    - when: never
   script:
     - mkdir -p .gradle-plugin-cache
     - sudo chown -R 1001:1001 .gradle-plugin-cache
@@ -441,8 +433,7 @@ populate_dep_cache:
     - *dependency_cache
     - *build_cache
   rules:
-    - if: '$POPULATE_CACHE'
-      when: on_success
+    - when: never
   before_script:
     - !reference [.gradle_build, before_script]
     # Seed the otherwise cold writable cache, keeping the cache uploaded below self-contained.
@@ -513,6 +504,8 @@ publish-artifacts-to-s3:
 
 
 spotless:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .gradle_build
   stage: tests
   needs: []
@@ -526,6 +519,8 @@ spotless:
     - cd test-published-dependencies && ./gradlew spotlessCheck $GRADLE_ARGS
 
 check-instrumentation-naming:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .gradle_build
   stage: tests
   needs: [ ]
@@ -534,6 +529,8 @@ check-instrumentation-naming:
     - ./gradlew checkInstrumentationNaming
 
 config-inversion-linter:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .gradle_build
   stage: tests
   needs: []
@@ -542,6 +539,8 @@ config-inversion-linter:
     - ./gradlew checkConfigurations
 
 test_published_artifacts:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .gradle_build
   image: ${BUILDER_IMAGE_REPO}:${BUILDER_IMAGE_VERSION_PREFIX}7 # Needs Java7 for some tests
   stage: tests
@@ -572,6 +571,8 @@ test_published_artifacts:
       - ./check_reports
 
 validate_build:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .gradle_build
   stage: tests
   needs: [ build ]
@@ -647,17 +648,23 @@ validate_build:
       - data_integrity_failure
 
 check_build_src:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .check_job
   needs: []
   variables:
     GRADLE_TARGET: ":buildSrc:build"
 
 check_base:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .check_job
   variables:
     GRADLE_TARGET: ":baseCheck"
 
 check_inst:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .check_job
   parallel: 4
   variables:
@@ -665,6 +672,8 @@ check_inst:
     CACHE_TYPE: "inst"
 
 check_smoke:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .check_job
   parallel: 4
   variables:
@@ -672,11 +681,15 @@ check_smoke:
     CACHE_TYPE: "smoke"
 
 check_profiling:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .check_job
   variables:
     GRADLE_TARGET: ":profilingCheck"
 
 check_debugger:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .check_job
   variables:
     GRADLE_TARGET: ":debuggerCheck"
@@ -694,11 +707,7 @@ muzzle:
             CACHE_TYPE: "inst"
   stage: tests
   rules:
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^mq-working-branch-/'
-      when: never
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^gh-readonly-queue/'
-      when: never
-    - when: on_success
+    - when: never
   parallel:
     matrix:
       - CI_SPLIT: ["1/8", "2/8", "3/8", "4/8", "5/8", "6/8", "7/8", "8/8"]
@@ -732,11 +741,7 @@ muzzle-dep-report:
   needs: *needs_build_tests_inst
   stage: tests
   rules:
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^mq-working-branch-/'
-      when: never
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^gh-readonly-queue/'
-      when: never
-    - when: on_success
+    - when: never
   variables:
     CACHE_TYPE: "inst"
   script:
@@ -938,6 +943,8 @@ muzzle-dep-report:
     - .test_job_with_test_agent_common
 
 agent_integration_tests:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .test_job_amd64
   tags: [ "arch:amd64" ]
   variables:
@@ -955,6 +962,8 @@ agent_integration_tests:
         DD_API_KEY: "invalid_key_but_this_is_fine"
 
 test_base:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .test_job_amd64
   # needs:parallel:matrix limits this job to a specific build_tests combination.
   # Keep matrix vars exact and in build_tests declaration order:
@@ -975,6 +984,8 @@ test_base:
     - !reference [.test_job_common, script]
 
 test_base_arm64:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .test_job_arm64
   variables:
     GRADLE_TARGET: ":baseTest"
@@ -987,6 +998,8 @@ test_base_arm64:
     - !reference [.test_job_common, script]
 
 test_inst:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .test_job_amd64_with_test_agent
   needs: *needs_build_tests_inst
   variables:
@@ -997,6 +1010,8 @@ test_inst:
     matrix: *test_matrix_8
 
 test_inst_arm64:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .test_job_arm64_with_test_agent
   variables:
     <<: *tier_l_variables
@@ -1006,6 +1021,8 @@ test_inst_arm64:
     matrix: *test_matrix_8
 
 test_inst_latest:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .test_job_amd64_with_test_agent
   # needs:parallel:matrix limits this job to a specific build_tests combination.
   # Keep matrix vars exact and in build_tests declaration order:
@@ -1028,6 +1045,8 @@ test_inst_latest:
         CI_SPLIT: [ "1/6", "2/6", "3/6", "4/6", "5/6", "6/6"]
 
 test_inst_latest_arm64:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .test_job_arm64_with_test_agent
   variables:
     <<: *tier_l_variables
@@ -1048,9 +1067,7 @@ test_flaky:
     testJvm: "8"
     CONTINUE_ON_FAILURE: "true"
   rules:
-    - *master_only
-    - if: $RUN_FLAKY_TESTS == "true"
-      when: on_success
+    - when: never
   parallel:
     matrix:
       - GRADLE_TARGET: [":baseTest", ":smokeTest", ":debuggerTest"]
@@ -1068,12 +1085,12 @@ test_flaky_inst:
     testJvm: "8"
     CONTINUE_ON_FAILURE: "true"
   rules:
-    - *master_only
-    - if: $RUN_FLAKY_TESTS == "true"
-      when: on_success
+    - when: never
   parallel: 6
 
 test_profiling:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .test_job_amd64
   # needs:parallel:matrix limits this job to a specific build_tests combination.
   # Keep matrix vars exact and in build_tests declaration order:
@@ -1091,6 +1108,8 @@ test_profiling:
     matrix: *test_matrix
 
 test_profiling_arm64:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .test_job_arm64
   variables:
     GRADLE_TARGET: ":profilingTest"
@@ -1101,6 +1120,8 @@ test_profiling_arm64:
 # specific jvms list for debugger project because J9-based JVMs have issues with local vars
 # so need to test at least against one J9-based JVM
 test_debugger:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .test_job_amd64
   variables:
     GRADLE_TARGET: ":debuggerTest"
@@ -1115,6 +1136,8 @@ test_debugger:
     - !reference [.test_job_common, script]
 
 test_debugger_arm64:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .test_job_arm64
   variables:
     GRADLE_TARGET: ":debuggerTest"
@@ -1128,6 +1151,8 @@ test_debugger_arm64:
     - !reference [.test_job_common, script]
 
 test_smoke:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .test_job_amd64_with_test_agent
   # needs:parallel:matrix limits this job to a specific build_tests combination.
   # Keep matrix vars exact and in build_tests declaration order:
@@ -1148,6 +1173,8 @@ test_smoke:
     matrix: *test_matrix_8
 
 test_smoke_arm64:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .test_job_arm64_with_test_agent
   variables:
     <<: *tier_l_variables
@@ -1161,12 +1188,7 @@ test_ssi_smoke:
   extends: .test_job_amd64
   needs: *needs_build_tests_smoke
   rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "master"
-      when: on_success
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^mq-working-branch-/'
-      when: on_success
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^gh-readonly-queue/'
-      when: on_success
+    - when: never
   variables:
     <<: *tier_l_variables
     GRADLE_TARGET: "stageMainDist :smokeTest"
@@ -1177,6 +1199,8 @@ test_ssi_smoke:
     matrix: *test_matrix_8
 
 test_ssi_smoke_arm64:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .test_job_arm64
   variables:
     <<: *tier_l_variables
@@ -1188,6 +1212,8 @@ test_ssi_smoke_arm64:
     matrix: *test_matrix_8
 
 test_smoke_graalvm:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .test_job_amd64
   needs: *needs_build_tests_smoke
   tags: [ "arch:amd64" ]
@@ -1202,6 +1228,8 @@ test_smoke_graalvm:
       - testJvm: ["graalvm17", "graalvm21", "graalvm25"]
 
 test_smoke_graalvm_arm64:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .test_job_arm64
   tags: [ "arch:arm64" ]
   variables:
@@ -1215,6 +1243,8 @@ test_smoke_graalvm_arm64:
       - testJvm: ["graalvm17", "graalvm21", "graalvm25"]
 
 test_smoke_semeru8_debugger:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .test_job_amd64
   needs: *needs_build_tests_smoke
   tags: [ "arch:amd64" ]
@@ -1230,16 +1260,7 @@ aggregate_test_counts:
   # Keep stage ordering, but prevent GitLab from downloading all previous-stage artifacts.
   dependencies: []
   rules:
-    - if: '$POPULATE_CACHE'
-      when: never
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "master"'
-      when: on_success
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^mq-working-branch-/'
-      when: on_success
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^gh-readonly-queue/'
-      when: on_success
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'
-      when: on_success
+    - when: never
   script:
     - *set_datadog_api_keys
     - export TEST_COUNTS_S3_PREFIX="test-counts/${CI_PIPELINE_ID}"
@@ -1259,14 +1280,7 @@ deploy_to_profiling_backend:
   stage: publish
   needs: [ build ]
   rules:
-    - if: '$POPULATE_CACHE'
-      when: never
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
-      when: on_success
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v.*/'
-      when: on_success
-    - when: manual
-      allow_failure: true
+    - when: never
   trigger:
     project: DataDog/profiling-backend
     branch: dogfooding
@@ -1301,6 +1315,8 @@ deploy_to_di_backend:manual:
     UPSTREAM_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA: $CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA
 
 deploy_to_reliability_env:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   needs: [ build ]
 
 # If the deploy_to_maven_central job is re-run, re-trigger the deploy_artifacts_to_github job as well so that the artifacts match.
@@ -1314,16 +1330,7 @@ deploy_to_maven_central:
   variables:
     CACHE_TYPE: "lib"
   rules:
-    - if: '$POPULATE_CACHE'
-      when: never
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "master"'
-      when: on_success
-    # Do not deploy release candidate versions
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$/'
-      when: on_success
-      allow_failure: true
-    - when: manual
-      allow_failure: true
+    - when: never
   script:
     - export MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME=$(aws ssm get-parameter --region us-east-1 --name ci.dd-trace-java.central_username --with-decryption --query "Parameter.Value" --out text)
     - export MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD=$(aws ssm get-parameter --region us-east-1 --name ci.dd-trace-java.central_password --with-decryption --query "Parameter.Value" --out text)
@@ -1343,11 +1350,7 @@ deploy_snapshot_with_ddprof_snapshot:
   variables:
     CACHE_TYPE: "lib"
   rules:
-    - if: '$POPULATE_CACHE'
-      when: never
-    # Manual trigger only - for testing with ddprof snapshot versions
-    - when: manual
-      allow_failure: true
+    - when: never
   script:
     - export MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME=$(aws ssm get-parameter --region us-east-1 --name ci.dd-trace-java.central_username --with-decryption --query "Parameter.Value" --out text)
     - export MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD=$(aws ssm get-parameter --region us-east-1 --name ci.dd-trace-java.central_password --with-decryption --query "Parameter.Value" --out text)
@@ -1369,10 +1372,7 @@ deploy_artifacts_to_github:
     DDOCTOSTS_ID_TOKEN:
       aud: dd-octo-sts
   rules:
-    - if: '$POPULATE_CACHE'
-      when: never
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$/'
-      when: on_success
+    - when: never
   # Requires the deploy_to_maven_central job to have run first (the UP-TO-DATE gradle check across jobs is broken)
   # This will deploy the artifacts built from the publishToSonatype task to the GitHub release
   needs:
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ deploy_artifacts_to_github:
 
 requirements_json_test:
   rules:
-    - when: on_success
+    - when: never
   variables:
     REQUIREMENTS_BLOCK_JSON_PATH: "metadata/requirements-block.json"
     REQUIREMENTS_ALLOW_JSON_PATH: "metadata/requirements-allow.json"
@@ -1413,10 +1413,7 @@ override_verify_maven_central:
   stage: publish
   needs: [ ]
   rules:
-    - if: '$POPULATE_CACHE'
-      when: never
-    - when: manual
-      allow_failure: true
+    - when: never
   script:
     - touch OVERRIDE_MAVEN_VERIFY
   cache: # Cache is used to signal between the override_verify_maven_central and verify_maven_central_deployment jobs
@@ -1432,10 +1429,7 @@ verify_maven_central_deployment:
   stage: publish-release-artifacts
   needs: [ deploy_to_maven_central ]
   rules:
-    - if: '$POPULATE_CACHE'
-      when: never
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$/'
-      when: on_success
+    - when: never
   cache: # Cache is used to signal between the override_verify_maven_central and verify_maven_central_deployment jobs
     - key: $CI_PIPELINE_ID-OVERRIDE_SIGNAL
       paths:
@@ -1486,6 +1480,8 @@ configure_system_tests:
     SYSTEM_TESTS_SCENARIOS_GROUPS: "simple_onboarding,simple_onboarding_profiling,simple_onboarding_appsec,docker-ssi,lib-injection"
 
 create_key:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   stage: generate-signing-key
   when: manual
   needs: [ ]
@@ -1501,12 +1497,16 @@ create_key:
       - pubkeys
 
 validate_supported_configurations_v2_local_file:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .validate_supported_configurations_v2_local_file
   variables:
     LOCAL_JSON_PATH: "metadata/supported-configurations.json"
     BACKFILLED: "false"
 
 update_central_configurations_version_range_v2:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   extends: .update_central_configurations_version_range_v2
   variables:
     LOCAL_REPO_NAME: "dd-trace-java"
diff --git a/.gitlab/benchmarks.yml b/.gitlab/benchmarks.yml
index 2247a5b4aa3..df2e21c2ea6 100644
--- a/.gitlab/benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/benchmarks.yml
@@ -33,11 +33,15 @@
     FF_USE_LEGACY_KUBERNETES_EXECUTION_STRATEGY: "true"
 
 dsm-kafka-producer-benchmark:
+  rules:
+    - when: always
   extends: .dsm-kafka-benchmarks
   variables:
     BP_KAFKA_SCENARIO_DIR: producer-benchmark
 
 dsm-kafka-consumer-benchmark:
+  rules:
+    - when: always
   extends: .dsm-kafka-benchmarks
   variables:
     BP_KAFKA_SCENARIO_DIR: consumer-benchmark
@@ -45,16 +49,7 @@ dsm-kafka-consumer-benchmark:
 debugger-benchmarks:
   stage: benchmarks
   rules:
-    - if: '$POPULATE_CACHE'
-      when: never
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "schedule"
-      changes:
-        paths:
-          - dd-java-agent/agent-debugger/**/*
-        compare_to: "master"
-      when: on_success
-    - when: manual
-      allow_failure: true
+    - when: always
   tags: ["runner:apm-k8s-tweaked-metal"]
   interruptible: true
   timeout: 1h
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci-visibility-tests.yml b/.gitlab/ci-visibility-tests.yml
index d5379c8dbdb..691fbf1e97b 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci-visibility-tests.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci-visibility-tests.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ ci-visibility-tests-check:
     DDOCTOSTS_ID_TOKEN:
       aud: dd-octo-sts
   rules:
-    - if: '$POPULATE_CACHE'
-      when: never
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH !~ /^(master|release\/)/'
-      when: on_success
     - when: never
   before_script:
     - dd-octo-sts version
@@ -32,10 +28,6 @@ ci-visibility-tests-trigger:
   stage: ci-visibility-tests
   needs: [ci-visibility-tests-check]
   rules:
-    - if: '$POPULATE_CACHE'
-      when: never
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH !~ /^(master|release\/)/'
-      when: on_success
     - when: never
   trigger:
     include:
diff --git a/.gitlab/exploration-tests.yml b/.gitlab/exploration-tests.yml
index f8d39acbbbb..cb2a310e48e 100644
--- a/.gitlab/exploration-tests.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/exploration-tests.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ variables:
   EXPLORATION_TESTS_IMAGE: registry.ddbuild.io/ci/dd-trace-java:exploration-tests
 
 build-exploration-tests-image:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   stage: exploration-tests
   when: manual
   needs: []
@@ -76,6 +78,8 @@ build-exploration-tests-image:
       - "*_debugger-dumps.tar.gz"
 
 exploration-tests-method-jsoup:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   needs: [ build ]
   dependencies:
     - build
@@ -86,6 +90,8 @@ exploration-tests-method-jsoup:
     - ./run-exploration-tests.sh "method" "$PROJECT" "mvn verify" "include_${PROJECT}.txt" "exclude_${PROJECT}.txt"
 
 exploration-tests-line-jsoup:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   needs: [ build ]
   dependencies:
     - build
@@ -96,6 +102,8 @@ exploration-tests-line-jsoup:
     - ./run-exploration-tests.sh "line" "$PROJECT" "mvn verify" "include_${PROJECT}.txt" "exclude_${PROJECT}.txt"
 
 exploration-tests-method-jackson-core:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   needs: [ build ]
   dependencies:
     - build
@@ -106,6 +114,8 @@ exploration-tests-method-jackson-core:
     - ./run-exploration-tests.sh "method" "$PROJECT" "mvn verify" "include_${PROJECT}.txt" "exclude_${PROJECT}.txt"
 
 exploration-tests-line-jackson-core:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   needs: [ build ]
   dependencies:
     - build
@@ -116,6 +126,8 @@ exploration-tests-line-jackson-core:
     - ./run-exploration-tests.sh "line" "$PROJECT" "mvn verify" "include_${PROJECT}.txt" "exclude_${PROJECT}.txt"
 
 exploration-tests-method-jackson-databind:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   needs: [ build ]
   dependencies:
     - build
@@ -126,6 +138,8 @@ exploration-tests-method-jackson-databind:
     - ./run-exploration-tests.sh "method" "$PROJECT" "./mvnw verify" "include_${PROJECT}.txt" "exclude_$PROJECT.txt"
 
 exploration-tests-line-jackson-databind:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   needs: [ build ]
   dependencies:
     - build
@@ -136,6 +150,8 @@ exploration-tests-line-jackson-databind:
     - ./run-exploration-tests.sh "line" "$PROJECT" "./mvnw verify" "include_${PROJECT}.txt" "exclude_line_$PROJECT.txt"
 
 exploration-tests-method-okhttp:
+  rules:
+    - when: never
   needs: [ build ]
   dependencies:
     - build
diff --git a/.gitlab/java-benchmark-configs.yml b/.gitlab/java-benchmark-configs.yml
index 8df9511b52d..0991e27f091 100644
--- a/.gitlab/java-benchmark-configs.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/java-benchmark-configs.yml
@@ -44,28 +44,35 @@ linux-java-spring-petclinic-parallel:
 
 linux-java-insecure-bank-load-parallel:
   needs: ["publish-artifacts-to-s3"]
-  rules: *parallel_benchmark_rules
+  rules:
+    - when: always
 
 linux-java-spring-petclinic-load-parallel:
   needs: ["publish-artifacts-to-s3"]
-  rules: *parallel_benchmark_rules
+  rules:
+    - when: always
 
 linux-java-spring-petclinic-sca-load-parallel:
   needs: ["publish-artifacts-to-s3"]
-  rules: *parallel_benchmark_rules
+  rules:
+    - when: always
 
 linux-java-insecure-bank-startup-parallel:
   needs: ["publish-artifacts-to-s3"]
-  rules: *parallel_startup_benchmark_rules
+  rules:
+    - when: always
 
 linux-java-spring-petclinic-startup-parallel:
   needs: ["publish-artifacts-to-s3"]
-  rules: *parallel_startup_benchmark_rules
+  rules:
+    - when: always
 
 linux-java-dacapo-parallel-1:
   needs: ["publish-artifacts-to-s3"]
-  rules: *parallel_benchmark_rules
+  rules:
+    - when: always
 
 linux-java-dacapo-parallel-2:
   needs: ["publish-artifacts-to-s3"]
-  rules: *parallel_benchmark_rules
+  rules:
+    - when: always