diff --git a/.github/workflows/staging-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/staging-ci.yml
index d50db2b1..6164424a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/staging-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/staging-ci.yml
@@ -298,6 +298,15 @@ jobs:
             exit 0
           fi
 
+          # Check for "No issues found" first (clean pass)
+          NO_ISSUES=$(gh api "repos/${REPO}/issues/${PR_NUMBER}/comments" \
+            --jq '[.[] | select(.user.login == "claude[bot]") | select(.body | test("No issues found"))] | length' 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
+          if [ "$NO_ISSUES" -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "Claude review found no issues — gate passes"
+            echo "has_blocking=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
           # Get the last Claude comment that contains findings
           JQ_FILTER='[.[] | select(.user.login == "claude[bot]") | select(.body | test("Found [0-9]+ issue"))] | last'
           BODY=$(gh api "repos/${REPO}/issues/${PR_NUMBER}/comments" \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index a37aaf70..e8894c1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -117,9 +117,7 @@ jobs:
   version-check:
     name: Version Bump Check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: >
-      github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&
-      contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'staging-promotion')
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v6