diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
index fc7058413..f72a542be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+concurrency:
+  # First-attempt PR validations share a generation key so a newer event
+  # supersedes only another first attempt. Manual reruns add their stable
+  # run_id and therefore cannot cancel, or be cancelled by, a newer PR event.
+  # Tag publication is unique per run and cancel-in-progress remains false.
+  group: docker-publish-${{ github.repository }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}-${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.run_attempt == 1 && 'first-attempt' || github.run_id }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+
 env:
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
   # Keep the explicit opt-in as belt-and-suspenders. The real warning removal
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_docker_workflow_concurrency.py b/backend/tests/test_docker_workflow_concurrency.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d90ee5786
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests/test_docker_workflow_concurrency.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+"""Regression coverage for Docker workflow concurrency identity."""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+
+
+def test_docker_pr_concurrency_isolates_reruns_from_first_attempts() -> None:
+    """Keep manual reruns out of the first-attempt PR cancellation group."""
+    workflow = (REPO_ROOT / ".github/workflows/docker-publish.yml").read_text(
+        encoding="utf-8"
+    )
+    header = workflow.split("jobs:", 1)[0]
+    expected_group = (
+        "group: docker-publish-${{ github.repository }}-"
+        "${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}-"
+        "${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.run_attempt == 1 "
+        "&& 'first-attempt' || github.run_id }}"
+    )
+    bare_group = (
+        "group: docker-publish-${{ github.repository }}-"
+        "${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}"
+    )
+
+    assert expected_group in header
+    assert bare_group not in header.splitlines()
+    assert "cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}" in header
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_release_governance.py b/backend/tests/test_release_governance.py
index a23c70746..3b2eb610c 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_release_governance.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_release_governance.py
@@ -738,6 +738,15 @@ def test_docker_publish_validates_pr_images_and_publishes_semver_images_only_on_
     assert (
         "needs.deploy_preflight.outputs.aks_kubeconfig_configured == 'true'" in workflow
     )
+    assert "concurrency:" in workflow
+    assert (
+        "docker-publish-${{ github.repository }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}"
+        in workflow
+    )
+    assert (
+        "cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}" in workflow
+    )
+    assert "cancel-in-progress: true" not in workflow.split("jobs:", 1)[0]
 
 
 def test_frontend_dockerfile_builds_and_starts_production_artifact() -> None: