diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
index 766ceb6..d6d504d 100644
--- a/.asf.yaml
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -28,43 +28,23 @@ github:
     - queuing
     - event-streaming
   features:
-    # Enable wiki for documentation
-    wiki: true
-    # Enable issues management
+    wiki: false
     issues: true
-    # Enable projects for project management boards
     projects: true
   enabled_merge_buttons:
-    # enable squash button:
     squash:  true
-    # disable merge button:
     merge:   false
-    # disable rebase button:
     rebase:  false
   protected_branches:
     main:
       required_status_checks:
-      #   # strict means "Require branches to be up to date before merging".
-        strict: false
-      #   # Contexts are the names of checks that must pass.
-      #   # See ./github/workflows/README.md for more documentation on this list.
+        # Contexts are the names of checks that must pass.
+        # See ./github/workflows/README.md for more documentation on this list.
         contexts:
            - Check Completion
-
       required_pull_request_reviews:
-        dismiss_stale_reviews: false
-        require_code_owner_reviews: true
         required_approving_review_count: 1
 
-      # squash or rebase must be allowed in the repo for this setting to be set to true.
-      required_linear_history: true
-
-      required_signatures: false
-
-    # The following branch protections only ensure that force pushes are not allowed
-    # branch-3.xxx: {}
-
-
 notifications:
   commits:      commits@pulsar.apache.org
   issues:       commits@pulsar.apache.org
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pr-validation.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-pr-validation.yaml
index 6f3f894..132ece7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-pr-validation.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pr-validation.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,24 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  check-and-lint:
+    name: Lint and check code
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.x
+      - name: Install deps
+        run: pip install -U pydoctor
+      - name: Check docs syntax
+        run: |
+          pydoctor --make-html \
+            --html-viewsource-base=https://github.com/apache/pulsar-client-python/tree/main \
+            --docformat=numpy --theme=readthedocs \
+            --intersphinx=https://docs.python.org/3/objects.inv \
+            --html-output=apidocs \
+            pulsar
 
   unit-tests:
     name: Run unit tests
@@ -237,12 +255,26 @@ jobs:
           ls -l *.dll
           python -c 'import pulsar; c = pulsar.Client("pulsar://localhost:6650"); c.close()'
 
-
-  # Job that will be required to complete and depends on all the other jobs
   check-completion:
     name: Check Completion
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [unit-tests, linux-wheel, mac-wheels, windows-wheels]
-
+    if: ${{ always() }}
+    needs: [
+      check-and-lint,
+      unit-tests,
+      linux-wheel,
+      mac-wheels,
+      windows-wheels
+    ]
     steps:
-      - run: true
+      - run: |
+          if [[ ! ( \
+                    "${{ needs.check-and-lint.result }}" == "success" \
+                  && "${{ needs.unit-tests.result }}" == "success" \
+                  && "${{ needs.linux-wheel.result }}" == "success" \
+                  && "${{ needs.mac-wheels.result }}" == "success" \
+                  && "${{ needs.windows-wheels.result }}" == "success" \
+                ) ]]; then
+              echo "Required jobs haven't been completed successfully."
+              exit 1
+            fi