diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/pr-title-check.yml b/.gitea/workflows/pr-title-check.yml
index ba94db6..efb358b 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/pr-title-check.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/pr-title-check.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check PR title when source files change
         env:
-          PR_TITLE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
+          API_URL: ${{ vars.API_URL }}
+          REPO_OWNER: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          REPO_NAME: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          CI_RUNNER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_RUNNER_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           git fetch origin "${{ github.base_ref }}"
+          PR_TITLE=$(scripts/ci/fetch-pr-title.sh)
+          echo "Live PR title: ${PR_TITLE}"
           git diff --name-only "origin/${{ github.base_ref }}...HEAD" \
             | scripts/ci/check-pr-title.sh "$PR_TITLE"
diff --git a/python_repositories/adapters/minio_adapter.py b/python_repositories/adapters/minio_adapter.py
index 02775af..1f3cb1e 100644
--- a/python_repositories/adapters/minio_adapter.py
+++ b/python_repositories/adapters/minio_adapter.py
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class MinioAdapter(ObjectRepositoryInterface, ConnectionAwareAdapter):
         assert self._client is not None and self._bucket_name is not None
         # Get data from bucket
         # N.B. bucket name is set when connecting
+        response = None
         try:
             response = self._client.get_object(
                 bucket_name=self._bucket_name,
@@ -175,6 +176,10 @@ class MinioAdapter(ObjectRepositoryInterface, ConnectionAwareAdapter):
                 self.logger.error(repr(exc))
         except Exception as exc:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
             self.logger.error(repr(exc))
+        finally:
+            if response is not None:
+                response.close()
+                response.release_conn()
         return None
 
     def delete(self, object_name: str) -> None:
diff --git a/scripts/ci/fetch-pr-title.sh b/scripts/ci/fetch-pr-title.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..29f95e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ci/fetch-pr-title.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Fetch the current PR title from the Gitea API.
+# Requires: API_URL, REPO_OWNER, REPO_NAME, PR_NUMBER, CI_RUNNER_TOKEN
+
+: "${API_URL:?API_URL is required}"
+: "${REPO_OWNER:?REPO_OWNER is required}"
+: "${REPO_NAME:?REPO_NAME is required}"
+: "${PR_NUMBER:?PR_NUMBER is required}"
+: "${CI_RUNNER_TOKEN:?CI_RUNNER_TOKEN is required}"
+
+curl -sf \
+  "${API_URL}/repos/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}" \
+  -H "Authorization: token ${CI_RUNNER_TOKEN}" \
+  | python3 -c 'import json, sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin)["title"])'
diff --git a/tests/unit/minio_adapter_test.py b/tests/unit/minio_adapter_test.py
index 5e588e9..5dbb18b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/minio_adapter_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/minio_adapter_test.py
@@ -91,3 +91,36 @@ def test_connect_disconnects_before_reconnect(
 
     assert adapter._client is new_client
     new_client.list_buckets.assert_called_once()
+
+
+def test_get_closes_response_on_success() -> None:
+    """get() must close and release the get_object HTTP response."""
+    mock_client = MagicMock(spec=Minio)
+    mock_client.bucket_exists.return_value = True
+    mock_response = MagicMock()
+    mock_response.read.side_effect = [b"data", b""]
+    mock_client.get_object.return_value = mock_response
+    adapter = MinioAdapter(config=TEST_MINIO_CONFIG, client=mock_client)
+
+    result = adapter.get("some-object")
+
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result.read() == b"data"
+    mock_response.close.assert_called_once()
+    mock_response.release_conn.assert_called_once()
+
+
+def test_get_closes_response_when_read_fails() -> None:
+    """get() must close and release the response even if read() raises."""
+    mock_client = MagicMock(spec=Minio)
+    mock_client.bucket_exists.return_value = True
+    mock_response = MagicMock()
+    mock_response.read.side_effect = OSError("connection reset")
+    mock_client.get_object.return_value = mock_response
+    adapter = MinioAdapter(config=TEST_MINIO_CONFIG, client=mock_client)
+
+    result = adapter.get("some-object")
+
+    assert result is None
+    mock_response.close.assert_called_once()
+    mock_response.release_conn.assert_called_once()