diff --git a/.github/workflows/common.yml b/.github/workflows/common.yml
index 79112c8d..7a833ee0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/common.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/common.yml
@@ -99,65 +99,65 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ env.matrix }}
       jdk_build: ${{ env.JDK_BUILD }}
       jre_version: ${{ env.JRE_DEFAULT }}
-  scale-runners-up:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs:
-      - parameters
-    concurrency:
-      group: stream-apps-gh-runners
-      cancel-in-progress: false
-    steps:
-      - name: 'Configure: checkout stream-applications'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          ref: 'main'
-      - name: 'Configure: checkout stream-applications'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          ref: 'main'
-      - name: Ensure scripts are executable
-        shell: bash
-        run: find . -type f -name "*.sh" -exec chmod a+x '{}' \;
-      - name: 'Configure: Configure provider for stream-apps-gh-runners'
-        id: 'configure-runner-type'
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          RUNNER_TYPE=$(./scripts/determine-provider.sh stream-apps-gh-runners)
-          echo "RUNNER_TYPE=$RUNNER_TYPE"
-          echo "RUNNER_TYPE=$RUNNER_TYPE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: 'Install: gcloud cli'
-        if: ${{ env.RUNNER_TYPE == 'gke' }}
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-gcloud
-      - name: 'Action: gcloud auth'
-        if: ${{ env.RUNNER_TYPE == 'gke' }}
-        id: auth_gcloud
-        uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v0'
-        with:
-          create_credentials_file: true
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_CRED_JSON }}
-      - name: 'Configure: Install TMC'
-        if: ${{ env.RUNNER_TYPE == 'tmc' }}
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-tmc
-      - name: 'Action: Login to TMC'
-        if: ${{ env.RUNNER_TYPE == 'tmc' }}
-        uses: ./.github/actions/auth-tmc
-        with:
-          tmc_api_token: ${{ secrets.TMC_API_TOKEN }}
-          fail_on_error: false
-      - name: 'Install: Groovy'
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-groovy
-        with:
-          version: 4.0.4
-      - name: 'Action: Scale Runners Up by ${{ needs.parameters.outputs.max_parallel }}'
-        uses: ./.github/actions/scale-runners-up
-        timeout-minutes: 45
-        with:
-          verbose: ${{ inputs.verbose }}
-          max_parallel: ${{ toJson(needs.parameters.outputs.max_parallel) }}
-          GH_ARC_APP_ID: ${{ secrets.GH_ARC_APP_ID }}
-          GH_ARC_INSTALLATION_ID: ${{ secrets.GH_ARC_INSTALLATION_ID }}
-          GH_ARC_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GH_ARC_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          GH_ARC_PAT: ${{ secrets.GH_ARC_PAT }}
+#  scale-runners-up:
+#    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#    needs:
+#      - parameters
+#    concurrency:
+#      group: stream-apps-gh-runners
+#      cancel-in-progress: false
+#    steps:
+#      - name: 'Configure: checkout stream-applications'
+#        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+#        with:
+#          ref: 'main'
+#      - name: 'Configure: checkout stream-applications'
+#        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+#        with:
+#          ref: 'main'
+#      - name: Ensure scripts are executable
+#        shell: bash
+#        run: find . -type f -name "*.sh" -exec chmod a+x '{}' \;
+#      - name: 'Configure: Configure provider for stream-apps-gh-runners'
+#        id: 'configure-runner-type'
+#        shell: bash
+#        run: |
+#          RUNNER_TYPE=$(./scripts/determine-provider.sh stream-apps-gh-runners)
+#          echo "RUNNER_TYPE=$RUNNER_TYPE"
+#          echo "RUNNER_TYPE=$RUNNER_TYPE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+#      - name: 'Install: gcloud cli'
+#        if: ${{ env.RUNNER_TYPE == 'gke' }}
+#        uses: ./.github/actions/install-gcloud
+#      - name: 'Action: gcloud auth'
+#        if: ${{ env.RUNNER_TYPE == 'gke' }}
+#        id: auth_gcloud
+#        uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v0'
+#        with:
+#          create_credentials_file: true
+#          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_CRED_JSON }}
+#      - name: 'Configure: Install TMC'
+#        if: ${{ env.RUNNER_TYPE == 'tmc' }}
+#        uses: ./.github/actions/install-tmc
+#      - name: 'Action: Login to TMC'
+#        if: ${{ env.RUNNER_TYPE == 'tmc' }}
+#        uses: ./.github/actions/auth-tmc
+#        with:
+#          tmc_api_token: ${{ secrets.TMC_API_TOKEN }}
+#          fail_on_error: false
+#      - name: 'Install: Groovy'
+#        uses: ./.github/actions/install-groovy
+#        with:
+#          version: 4.0.4
+#      - name: 'Action: Scale Runners Up by ${{ needs.parameters.outputs.max_parallel }}'
+#        uses: ./.github/actions/scale-runners-up
+#        timeout-minutes: 45
+#        with:
+#          verbose: ${{ inputs.verbose }}
+#          max_parallel: ${{ toJson(needs.parameters.outputs.max_parallel) }}
+#          GH_ARC_APP_ID: ${{ secrets.GH_ARC_APP_ID }}
+#          GH_ARC_INSTALLATION_ID: ${{ secrets.GH_ARC_INSTALLATION_ID }}
+#          GH_ARC_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GH_ARC_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+#          GH_ARC_PAT: ${{ secrets.GH_ARC_PAT }}
   core:
 #    runs-on: 'stream-ci-large'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - core
       - parameters
-      - scale-runners-up
+#      - scale-runners-up
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - core
       - parameters
-      - scale-runners-up
+#      - scale-runners-up
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - core
       - parameters
-      - scale-runners-up
+#      - scale-runners-up
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       # will be removed when private runners are used.
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ jobs:
       - sources
       - processors
       - parameters
-      - scale-runners-up
+#      - scale-runners-up
 #    runs-on: 'stream-ci'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -602,52 +602,52 @@ jobs:
               echo "$msg"
             done
           fi
-  scale-runners-down:
-    if: ${{ success() }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs:
-      - parameters
-      - sinks
-      - sources
-      - processors
-    concurrency:
-      group: stream-apps-gh-runners
-      cancel-in-progress: false
-    steps:
-      - name: 'Configure: checkout stream-applications'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          ref: 'main'
-      - name: 'Action: Ensure scripts are executable'
-        shell: bash
-        run: find . -type f -name "*.sh" -exec chmod a+x '{}' \;
-      - name: 'Configure: Runners Cluster provider'
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          RUNNER_TYPE=$(./scripts/determine-provider.sh stream-apps-gh-runners)
-          if [ "$RUNNER_TYPE" != "gke" ]; then
-            RUNNER_TYPE=tmc
-          fi
-          echo "RUNNER_TYPE=$RUNNER_TYPE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: 'Install: gcloud cli'
-        if: ${{ env.RUNNER_TYPE == 'gke' }}
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-gcloud
-      - name: 'Action: gcloud auth'
-        if: ${{ env.RUNNER_TYPE == 'gke' }}
-        id: auth_gcloud
-        uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v0'
-        with:
-          create_credentials_file: true
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_CRED_JSON }}
-      - name: 'Configure: Install TMC'
-        if: ${{ env.RUNNER_TYPE == 'tmc' }}
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-tmc
-      - name: 'Action: Login to TMC'
-        if: ${{ env.RUNNER_TYPE == 'tmc' }}
-        uses: ./.github/actions/auth-tmc
-        with:
-          tmc_api_token: ${{ secrets.TMC_API_TOKEN }}
-      - name: 'Action: Decrease runners with ${{ needs.parameters.outputs.max_parallel }}'
-        uses: ./.github/actions/decrease-runners
-        with:
-          dec: ${{ needs.parameters.outputs.max_parallel }}
+#  scale-runners-down:
+#    if: ${{ success() }}
+#    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#    needs:
+#      - parameters
+#      - sinks
+#      - sources
+#      - processors
+#    concurrency:
+#      group: stream-apps-gh-runners
+#      cancel-in-progress: false
+#    steps:
+#      - name: 'Configure: checkout stream-applications'
+#        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+#        with:
+#          ref: 'main'
+#      - name: 'Action: Ensure scripts are executable'
+#        shell: bash
+#        run: find . -type f -name "*.sh" -exec chmod a+x '{}' \;
+#      - name: 'Configure: Runners Cluster provider'
+#        shell: bash
+#        run: |
+#          RUNNER_TYPE=$(./scripts/determine-provider.sh stream-apps-gh-runners)
+#          if [ "$RUNNER_TYPE" != "gke" ]; then
+#            RUNNER_TYPE=tmc
+#          fi
+#          echo "RUNNER_TYPE=$RUNNER_TYPE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+#      - name: 'Install: gcloud cli'
+#        if: ${{ env.RUNNER_TYPE == 'gke' }}
+#        uses: ./.github/actions/install-gcloud
+#      - name: 'Action: gcloud auth'
+#        if: ${{ env.RUNNER_TYPE == 'gke' }}
+#        id: auth_gcloud
+#        uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v0'
+#        with:
+#          create_credentials_file: true
+#          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_CRED_JSON }}
+#      - name: 'Configure: Install TMC'
+#        if: ${{ env.RUNNER_TYPE == 'tmc' }}
+#        uses: ./.github/actions/install-tmc
+#      - name: 'Action: Login to TMC'
+#        if: ${{ env.RUNNER_TYPE == 'tmc' }}
+#        uses: ./.github/actions/auth-tmc
+#        with:
+#          tmc_api_token: ${{ secrets.TMC_API_TOKEN }}
+#      - name: 'Action: Decrease runners with ${{ needs.parameters.outputs.max_parallel }}'
+#        uses: ./.github/actions/decrease-runners
+#        with:
+#          dec: ${{ needs.parameters.outputs.max_parallel }}