diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 43f8ced19c..28d934c655 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ jobs:
   include:
     # This builder create and push the Docker images for all architectures
     - stage: build
-      if: type = push
+      if: type = push && tag ~= /^v[0-9]/
       os: linux
       arch: amd64
       dist: focal
@@ -21,9 +21,25 @@ jobs:
       script:
         - go run build/ci.go dockerx -platform "linux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/riscv64" -hub ethereum/client-go -upload
 
+    # This builder does the Ubuntu PPA nightly uploads
+    - stage: build
+      if: type = push && tag ~= /^v[0-9]/
+      os: linux
+      dist: focal
+      go: 1.24.x
+      env:
+        - ubuntu-ppa
+      git:
+        submodules: false # avoid cloning ethereum/tests
+      before_install:
+        - sudo -E apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends install devscripts debhelper dput fakeroot
+      script:
+        - echo '|1|7SiYPr9xl3uctzovOTj4gMwAC1M=|t6ReES75Bo/PxlOPJ6/GsGbTrM0= ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0aKz5UTUndYgIGG7dQBV+HaeuEZJ2xPHo2DS2iSKvUL4xNMSAY4UguNW+pX56nAQmZKIZZ8MaEvSj6zMEDiq6HFfn5JcTlM80UwlnyKe8B8p7Nk06PPQLrnmQt5fh0HmEcZx+JU9TZsfCHPnX7MNz4ELfZE6cFsclClrKim3BHUIGq//t93DllB+h4O9LHjEUsQ1Sr63irDLSutkLJD6RXchjROXkNirlcNVHH/jwLWR5RcYilNX7S5bIkK8NlWPjsn/8Ua5O7I9/YoE97PpO6i73DTGLh5H9JN/SITwCKBkgSDWUt61uPK3Y11Gty7o2lWsBjhBUm2Y38CBsoGmBw==' >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+        - go run build/ci.go debsrc -upload ethereum/ethereum -sftp-user geth-ci -signer "Go Ethereum Linux Builder <geth-ci@ethereum.org>"
+
     # This builder does the Linux Azure uploads
     - stage: build
-      if: type = push
+      if: type = push && tag ~= /^v[0-9]/
       os: linux
       dist: focal
       sudo: required
@@ -56,40 +72,6 @@ jobs:
         - go run build/ci.go install -dlgo -arch arm64 -cc aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc
         - go run build/ci.go archive -arch arm64 -type tar -signer LINUX_SIGNING_KEY -signify SIGNIFY_KEY -upload gethstore/builds
 
-    # These builders run the tests
-    - stage: build
-      if: type = push
-      os: linux
-      arch: amd64
-      dist: focal
-      go: 1.24.x
-      script:
-        - travis_wait 45 go run build/ci.go test $TEST_PACKAGES
-
-    - stage: build
-      if: type = push
-      os: linux
-      dist: focal
-      go: 1.23.x
-      script:
-        - travis_wait 45 go run build/ci.go test $TEST_PACKAGES
-
-    # This builder does the Ubuntu PPA nightly uploads
-    - stage: build
-      if: type = cron || (type = push && tag ~= /^v[0-9]/)
-      os: linux
-      dist: focal
-      go: 1.24.x
-      env:
-        - ubuntu-ppa
-      git:
-        submodules: false # avoid cloning ethereum/tests
-      before_install:
-        - sudo -E apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends install devscripts debhelper dput fakeroot
-      script:
-        - echo '|1|7SiYPr9xl3uctzovOTj4gMwAC1M=|t6ReES75Bo/PxlOPJ6/GsGbTrM0= ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0aKz5UTUndYgIGG7dQBV+HaeuEZJ2xPHo2DS2iSKvUL4xNMSAY4UguNW+pX56nAQmZKIZZ8MaEvSj6zMEDiq6HFfn5JcTlM80UwlnyKe8B8p7Nk06PPQLrnmQt5fh0HmEcZx+JU9TZsfCHPnX7MNz4ELfZE6cFsclClrKim3BHUIGq//t93DllB+h4O9LHjEUsQ1Sr63irDLSutkLJD6RXchjROXkNirlcNVHH/jwLWR5RcYilNX7S5bIkK8NlWPjsn/8Ua5O7I9/YoE97PpO6i73DTGLh5H9JN/SITwCKBkgSDWUt61uPK3Y11Gty7o2lWsBjhBUm2Y38CBsoGmBw==' >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-        - go run build/ci.go debsrc -upload ethereum/ethereum -sftp-user geth-ci -signer "Go Ethereum Linux Builder <geth-ci@ethereum.org>"
-
     # This builder does the Azure archive purges to avoid accumulating junk
     - stage: build
       if: type = cron
@@ -102,14 +84,3 @@ jobs:
         submodules: false # avoid cloning ethereum/tests
       script:
         - go run build/ci.go purge -store gethstore/builds -days 14
-
-    # This builder executes race tests
-    - stage: build
-      if: type = cron
-      os: linux
-      dist: focal
-      go: 1.24.x
-      env:
-        - racetests
-      script:
-        - travis_wait 60 go run build/ci.go test -race $TEST_PACKAGES