diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 54fb39bd8..547977f3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -30,15 +30,11 @@ name: Build
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
-jobs:
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || (github.repository == 'openthread/openthread' && github.run_id) || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
-  cancel-previous-runs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-    - uses: rokroskar/workflow-run-cleanup-action@master
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      if: "github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'"
+jobs:
 
   pretty:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index 339bb1a09..534dcf7c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -30,15 +30,11 @@ name: Docker
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
-jobs:
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || (github.repository == 'openthread/openthread' && github.run_id) || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
-  cancel-previous-runs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-    - uses: rokroskar/workflow-run-cleanup-action@master
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      if: "github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'"
+jobs:
 
   buildx:
     name: buildx-${{ matrix.docker_name }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fuzz.yml b/.github/workflows/fuzz.yml
index 8f549c505..bce537431 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fuzz.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fuzz.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@
 #
 
 name: CIFuzz
+
 on: [pull_request]
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || (github.repository == 'openthread/openthread' && github.run_id) || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
  Fuzzing:
    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/makefile-check.yml b/.github/workflows/makefile-check.yml
index 37e80243c..4f9556727 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/makefile-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/makefile-check.yml
@@ -30,15 +30,11 @@ name: Makefile Check
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
-jobs:
-  cancel-previous-runs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-    - uses: rokroskar/workflow-run-cleanup-action@master
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      if: "github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'"
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || (github.repository == 'openthread/openthread' && github.run_id) || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
+jobs:
   makefile-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/otbr.yml b/.github/workflows/otbr.yml
index 6f9412b86..4e7d899cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/otbr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/otbr.yml
@@ -30,15 +30,11 @@ name: Border Router
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
-jobs:
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || (github.repository == 'openthread/openthread' && github.run_id) || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
-  cancel-previous-runs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-    - uses: rokroskar/workflow-run-cleanup-action@master
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      if: "github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'"
+jobs:
 
   backbone-router:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/otci.yml b/.github/workflows/otci.yml
index a1e3a9b99..1a88ee686 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/otci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/otci.yml
@@ -30,15 +30,11 @@ name: OTCI
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
-jobs:
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || (github.repository == 'openthread/openthread' && github.run_id) || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
-  cancel-previous-runs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-    - uses: rokroskar/workflow-run-cleanup-action@master
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      if: "github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'"
+jobs:
 
   cli-sim:
     name: cli-sim VIRTUAL_TIME=${{ matrix.virtual_time }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/otns.yml b/.github/workflows/otns.yml
index 46dc33c65..a916a6e01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/otns.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/otns.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ name: OTNS
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || (github.repository == 'openthread/openthread' && github.run_id) || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 env:
   COVERAGE: 1
   REFERENCE_DEVICE: 1
@@ -40,14 +44,6 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
 
-  cancel-previous-runs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-    - uses: rokroskar/workflow-run-cleanup-action@master
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      if: "github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'"
-
   unittests:
     name: Unittests
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/posix.yml b/.github/workflows/posix.yml
index 1d72ec5c8..552db037c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/posix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/posix.yml
@@ -30,15 +30,11 @@ name: POSIX
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
-jobs:
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || (github.repository == 'openthread/openthread' && github.run_id) || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
-  cancel-previous-runs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-    - uses: rokroskar/workflow-run-cleanup-action@master
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      if: "github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'"
+jobs:
 
   expects-linux:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/simulation-1.1.yml b/.github/workflows/simulation-1.1.yml
index 3fadd17aa..e3c269c07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/simulation-1.1.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/simulation-1.1.yml
@@ -30,15 +30,11 @@ name: Simulation 1.1
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
-jobs:
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || (github.repository == 'openthread/openthread' && github.run_id) || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
-  cancel-previous-runs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-    - uses: rokroskar/workflow-run-cleanup-action@master
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      if: "github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'"
+jobs:
 
   distcheck:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/simulation-1.2.yml b/.github/workflows/simulation-1.2.yml
index 26166466d..d099110ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/simulation-1.2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/simulation-1.2.yml
@@ -30,15 +30,11 @@ name: Simulation 1.3
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
-jobs:
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || (github.repository == 'openthread/openthread' && github.run_id) || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
-  cancel-previous-runs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-    - uses: rokroskar/workflow-run-cleanup-action@master
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      if: "github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'"
+jobs:
 
   thread-1-3:
     name: thread-1-3-${{ matrix.compiler.c }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/size.yml b/.github/workflows/size.yml
index 763fb4584..2fae6778e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/size.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/size.yml
@@ -30,15 +30,11 @@ name: Size
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
-jobs:
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || (github.repository == 'openthread/openthread' && github.run_id) || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
-  cancel-previous-runs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-    - uses: rokroskar/workflow-run-cleanup-action@master
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      if: "github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'"
+jobs:
 
   size-report:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/toranj.yml b/.github/workflows/toranj.yml
index 8af954d8b..8339046b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/toranj.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/toranj.yml
@@ -30,15 +30,11 @@ name: Toranj
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
-jobs:
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || (github.repository == 'openthread/openthread' && github.run_id) || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
-  cancel-previous-runs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-    - uses: rokroskar/workflow-run-cleanup-action@master
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      if: "github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'"
+jobs:
 
   toranj-ncp:
     name: toranj-ncp-${{ matrix.TORANJ_RADIO }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/version.yml b/.github/workflows/version.yml
index 37b110ca8..6246f2081 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version.yml
@@ -30,15 +30,11 @@ name: API Version
 
 on: [pull_request]
 
-jobs:
-  cancel-previous-runs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-    - uses: rokroskar/workflow-run-cleanup-action@master
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      if: "github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'"
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || (github.repository == 'openthread/openthread' && github.run_id) || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
+jobs:
   api-version:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps: