diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index b18dc0ff39..6636d56d74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' }}
 
 jobs:
   api:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 6e00fcb98f..f10284c1d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' }}
 
 jobs:
   lint:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index ee9383aa9f..efb3ea85c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' }}
 
 jobs:
   analyze:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/electron.yml b/.github/workflows/electron.yml
index 5bf0c52184..8b90d41a99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/electron.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/electron.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' }}
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/1692.md b/upcoming-release-notes/1692.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a110b8c11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/1692.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Maintenance
+authors: [MatissJanis]
+---
+
+CI: do not cancel active gitbuh jobs on master branch