diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5e045630e..9c59e6b8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,16 +16,18 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
 
-  commitlint:
+  lint-commits:
     # condition: Execute IFF it is protected branch update, or a PR that is NOT in a draft state
     if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8  # v5.0.0
+      - name: Setup | Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8  # v5.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - uses: wagoid/commitlint-github-action@b948419dd99f3fd78a6548d48f94e3df7f6bf3ed  # v6.2.1
+      - name: Lint | Commit Messages
+        uses: wagoid/commitlint-github-action@b948419dd99f3fd78a6548d48f94e3df7f6bf3ed  # v6.2.1
 
 
   eval-changes:
@@ -35,9 +37,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8  # v5.0.0
+      - name: Setup | Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8  # v5.0.0
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 100
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Evaluate | Check common file types for changes
         id: core-changed-files
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
index 28ff7f332..a400db658 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8  # v5.0.0
+      - name: Setup | Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8  # v5.0.0
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 100 # Must at least retrieve a set of commits to compare changes
-          # primarily because of any 'Rebase and Merge' PR action in GitHub
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Evaluate | Check common file types for changes
         id: core-changed-files
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index ddb32cb1c..85dd39cb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     name: Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ inputs.build-files-changed == 'true' || inputs.src-files-changed == 'true' || inputs.test-files-changed == 'true' || inputs.ci-files-changed == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ inputs.build-files-changed == 'true' || inputs.src-files-changed == 'true' || inputs.test-files-changed == 'true' || inputs.ci-files-changed == 'true' || inputs.gha-src-files-changed == 'true' || inputs.gha-test-files-changed == 'true' }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Setup | Checkout Repository at workflow sha
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@ jobs:
 
     needs:
       - build
-      - unit-test
 
     env:
       TEST_CONTAINER_TAG: psr-action:latest