diff --git a/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml
index 264130880b3..d24589f4559 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 concurrency:
-  group: full-release-validation-${{ inputs.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: ${{ inputs.ref == 'main' }}
+  group: full-release-validation-${{ inputs.ref }}-${{ inputs.rerun_group }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
 env:
   FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: "true"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml
index d1d2c6e1087..30fd1d58be6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ on:
           - qa-live
 
 concurrency:
-  group: openclaw-release-checks-${{ inputs.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: ${{ inputs.ref == 'main' }}
+  group: openclaw-release-checks-${{ inputs.expected_sha || inputs.ref }}-${{ inputs.rerun_group }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
 env:
   FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: "true"
diff --git a/test/scripts/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.test.ts b/test/scripts/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.test.ts
index fabb22fb355..977890b28b1 100644
--- a/test/scripts/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.test.ts
@@ -287,6 +287,23 @@ describe("scripts/lib/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.mjs", () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it("cancels superseded manual release validation runs for the same target and group", () => {
+    const releaseChecksWorkflow = parse(
+      readFileSync(".github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml", "utf8"),
+    );
+    const fullReleaseWorkflow = readFullReleaseValidationWorkflow();
+
+    expect(releaseChecksWorkflow.concurrency).toEqual({
+      group:
+        "openclaw-release-checks-${{ inputs.expected_sha || inputs.ref }}-${{ inputs.rerun_group }}",
+      "cancel-in-progress": true,
+    });
+    expect(fullReleaseWorkflow.concurrency).toEqual({
+      group: "full-release-validation-${{ inputs.ref }}-${{ inputs.rerun_group }}",
+      "cancel-in-progress": true,
+    });
+  });
+
   it("keeps the live-ish availability check redacted", () => {
     const output = execFileSync(
       process.execPath,