diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
index 7ac64f6..97990d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
       pull-requests: write
-    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'auto-approve')
+    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'auto-approve') && github.event.pull_request.draft == false
     steps:
       - name: Checkout PR
         uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9
diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index 2aaee17..fdf5494 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
-    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'automerge')
+    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'automerge') && github.event.pull_request.draft == false
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade-cdktf.yml b/.github/workflows/upgrade-cdktf.yml
index b9bc072..39ca041 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade-cdktf.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade-cdktf.yml
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ jobs:
             Unfortunately, not everything can be automated, and the following steps need to be completed manually:
              
             - [ ] Update `@cdktf/provider-tfe` to a version compatible with `cdktf@${{ steps.latest_version.outputs.value }}` [here](https://github.com/cdktf/cdktf-multi-stack-tfe/blob/d354d32382b3aa20cdc28c332131d04b730623c0/.projenrc.ts#L36)
-            - [ ] Run `npx projen` again
              
-            Please checkout this PR, complete the above steps, push the changes to this PR, and then mark this PR as ready for review to complete the upgrade. Thanks!
+            Please checkout this PR, complete the above steps, push the changes to this branch, and then mark this PR as ready for review to complete the upgrade. Thanks!
           labels: automerge,auto-approve,dependencies
           token: ${{ secrets.PROJEN_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           author: team-tf-cdk <github-team-tf-cdk@hashicorp.com>
diff --git a/projenrc/auto-approve.ts b/projenrc/auto-approve.ts
index 0644b5d..89591a7 100644
--- a/projenrc/auto-approve.ts
+++ b/projenrc/auto-approve.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class AutoApprove {
     workflow.addJobs({
       approve: {
         runsOn: ["ubuntu-latest"],
-        if: "contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'auto-approve')",
+        if: "contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'auto-approve') && github.event.pull_request.draft == false",
         steps: [
           {
             name: "Checkout PR",
diff --git a/projenrc/automerge.ts b/projenrc/automerge.ts
index c3e0477..c1ccd60 100644
--- a/projenrc/automerge.ts
+++ b/projenrc/automerge.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export class AutoMerge {
     workflow.addJobs({
       automerge: {
         runsOn: ["ubuntu-latest"],
-        if: "contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'automerge')",
+        if: "contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'automerge') && github.event.pull_request.draft == false",
         steps: [
           {
             name: "Checkout",
diff --git a/projenrc/upgrade-cdktf.ts b/projenrc/upgrade-cdktf.ts
index a8da1ba..60f7eac 100644
--- a/projenrc/upgrade-cdktf.ts
+++ b/projenrc/upgrade-cdktf.ts
@@ -80,9 +80,8 @@ export class UpgradeCDKTF {
                 "Unfortunately, not everything can be automated, and the following steps need to be completed manually:",
                 " ",
                 "- [ ] Update `@cdktf/provider-tfe` to a version compatible with `cdktf@${{ steps.latest_version.outputs.value }}` [here](https://github.com/cdktf/cdktf-multi-stack-tfe/blob/d354d32382b3aa20cdc28c332131d04b730623c0/.projenrc.ts#L36)",
-                "- [ ] Run `npx projen` again",
                 " ",
-                "Please checkout this PR, complete the above steps, push the changes to this PR, and then mark this PR as ready for review to complete the upgrade. Thanks!",
+                "Please checkout this PR, complete the above steps, push the changes to this branch, and then mark this PR as ready for review to complete the upgrade. Thanks!",
               ].join("\n"),
               labels: "automerge,auto-approve,dependencies",
               token: "${{ secrets.PROJEN_GITHUB_TOKEN }}",