diff --git a/.github/workflows/ensure-version-consistency.yaml b/.github/workflows/ensure-version-consistency.yaml
index 50e4325..fab5cd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ensure-version-consistency.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ensure-version-consistency.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   check_version_and_tag:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: true  # Terminate the job immediately if any step fails
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
index dc25bbc..902cec5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   publish:
     name: Publish to PyPI
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: true  # Terminate the job immediately if any step fails
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Check out code