diff --git a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
index 0cb9d72d3..e4c081985 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ jobs:
         cd "${{ github.workspace }}/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }}"
         kernel_dir="tools/packaging/kernel/"
         kernel_version_file="${kernel_dir}kata_config_version"
-        modified_files=$(git diff --name-only origin/main..HEAD)
-        result=$(git whatchanged origin/main..HEAD "${kernel_dir}" >>"/dev/null")
-        if git whatchanged origin/main..HEAD "${kernel_dir}" >>"/dev/null"; then
+        modified_files=$(git diff --name-only origin/CCv0..HEAD)
+        result=$(git whatchanged origin/CCv0..HEAD "${kernel_dir}" >>"/dev/null")
+        if git whatchanged origin/CCv0..HEAD "${kernel_dir}" >>"/dev/null"; then
           echo "Kernel directory has changed, checking if $kernel_version_file has been updated"
           if echo "$modified_files" | grep -v "README.md" | grep "${kernel_dir}" >>"/dev/null"; then
             echo "$modified_files" | grep "$kernel_version_file" >>/dev/null || ( echo "Please bump version in $kernel_version_file" && exit 1)