diff --git a/.github/workflows/compliance.yml b/.github/workflows/compliance.yml
index 15028b4a..c947d0d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compliance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compliance.yml
@@ -1,33 +1,27 @@
-name: Format & Compliance
-on: [pull_request]
+name: Pull-Request Compliance
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, edited, reopened]
 
 jobs:
-  check-compliance:
-    name: Check formatting & commit message compliance
+  check-pr-title:
+    name: Check PR title
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/worldcoin/${{ vars.DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ vars.DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG }}
+    # See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/security-hardening-for-github-actions#using-an-intermediate-environment-variable
+    env:
+      TITLE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # pin@v3
-        with:
-          path: "${{ github.job }}/orb"
-      - name: Check formatting
+      - name: Check title format
         run: |
-          cd "${{ github.job }}/orb"
-          git config --global --add safe.directory /__w/open-orb-mcu-firmware/open-orb-mcu-firmware
-          pre-commit run --all-files --config utils/format/pre-commit-config.yaml
-      - name: Check commit message
-        run: |
-          cd "${{ github.job }}/orb"
-          # Un-shallow
-          git config remote.origin.fetch "+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*"
-          # Deepen topic branch; checkout topic branch
-          git fetch origin ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }} --depth=$(( ${{ github.event.pull_request.commits }} + 1 ))
-          git checkout ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
-          # Fetch main for common origin
-          git fetch origin ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}:${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }} --depth=50
-          gitlint --config utils/format/.gitlint --commits ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}..
-      - name: Guide to contributing
-        if: failure()
-        run: |
-          echo "Take a look at CONTRIBUTING.md"
+          # has a colon which separates the area from the description
+          # max 72 characters
+          exit_code=0
+          if [[ ! ${TITLE} =~ ^[^:]+:.+$ ]]; then
+              echo "PR title must specify an area and a description, see README.md"
+              exit_code=1
+          fi
+          if [[ ${#TITLE} -gt 72 ]]; then
+              echo "PR title is too long, see README.md"
+              exit_code=1
+          fi
+          exit $exit_code