diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-check-build-size.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-check-build-size.yml
index 8512a30d4..255a96626 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-check-build-size.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-check-build-size.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: build-size-check
       id: get_sizes
-      uses: TiddlyWiki/cerebrus@v4
+      uses: TiddlyWiki/cerebrus@v5
       with:
         pr_number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
         repo: ${{ github.repository }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-comment-build-size.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-comment-build-size.yml
index 8421d99c8..96b4e391f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-comment-build-size.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-comment-build-size.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Build and check size
-      uses: TiddlyWiki/cerebrus@v4
+      uses: TiddlyWiki/cerebrus@v5
       with:
         pr_number: ${{ inputs.pr_number }}
         repo: ${{ github.repository }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-path-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-path-validation.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 674a9115b..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-path-validation.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-name: Validate PR Paths
-
-on:
-  pull_request_target:
-    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
-
-jobs:
-  validate-pr:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-    - name: Validate PR
-      uses: TiddlyWiki/cerebrus@v4
-      with:
-        pr_number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-        repo: ${{ github.repository }}
-        base_ref: ${{ github.base_ref }}
-        github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cc858652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: PR Validation
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+  issues: write
+jobs:
+  validate-pr:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    # Step 1: Validate PR paths
+    - name: Validate PR Paths
+      uses: TiddlyWiki/cerebrus@v5
+      with:
+        pr_number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+        repo: ${{ github.repository }}
+        base_ref: ${{ github.base_ref }}
+        github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        mode: rules
+      continue-on-error: true
+    
+    # Step 2: Validate change notes
+    - name: Validate Change Notes
+      uses: TiddlyWiki/cerebrus@v5
+      with:
+        pr_number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+        repo: ${{ github.repository }}
+        base_ref: ${{ github.base_ref }}
+        github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        mode: changenotes
+      continue-on-error: false
+