diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
index d2c902af2..8432e7714 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ name: CI | Build kata-static tarball for amd64
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
-      checkout-ref:
-        required: false
-        type: string
-        default: ${{ github.sha }}
       tarball-suffix:
         required: false
         type: string
@@ -33,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
           fetch-depth: 0 # This is needed in order to keep the commit ids history
       - name: Build ${{ matrix.asset }}
         run: |
@@ -60,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
       - name: get-artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-arm64.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-arm64.yaml
index a50862231..753bcf13a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-arm64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-arm64.yaml
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ name: CI | Build kata-static tarball for arm64
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
-      checkout-ref:
-        required: false
-        type: string
-        default: ${{ github.sha }}
       tarball-suffix:
         required: false
         type: string
@@ -37,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
           fetch-depth: 0 # This is needed in order to keep the commit ids history
       - name: Build ${{ matrix.asset }}
         run: |
@@ -68,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
       - name: get-artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml
index 064ed006b..95e4a5ff5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ name: CI | Build kata-static tarball for s390x
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
-      checkout-ref:
-        required: false
-        type: string
-        default: ${{ github.sha }}
       tarball-suffix:
         required: false
         type: string
@@ -33,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
           fetch-depth: 0 # This is needed in order to keep the commit ids history
       - name: Build ${{ matrix.asset }}
         run: |
@@ -65,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
       - name: get-artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-on-push.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-on-push.yaml
index f2cd7e055..1093992f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-on-push.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-on-push.yaml
@@ -11,14 +11,12 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
     with:
-      checkout-ref: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}
       tarball-suffix: -${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}
 
   publish-kata-deploy-payload-amd64:
     needs: build-kata-static-tarball-amd64
     uses: ./.github/workflows/publish-kata-deploy-payload-amd64.yaml
     with:
-      checkout-ref: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}
       tarball-suffix: -${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}
       registry: ghcr.io
       repo: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/kata-deploy-ci
@@ -29,7 +27,6 @@ jobs:
     needs: publish-kata-deploy-payload-amd64
     uses: ./.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-aks.yaml
     with:
-      checkout-ref: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}
       registry: ghcr.io
       repo: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/kata-deploy-ci
       tag: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}-amd64
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-kata-deploy-payload-amd64.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-kata-deploy-payload-amd64.yaml
index 697fdb433..91c7a0612 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-kata-deploy-payload-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-kata-deploy-payload-amd64.yaml
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ name: CI | Publish kata-deploy payload for amd64
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
-      checkout-ref:
-        required: false
-        type: string
-        default: ${{ github.sha }}
       tarball-suffix:
         required: false
         type: string
@@ -25,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 
       - name: get-kata-tarball
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-kata-deploy-payload-arm64.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-kata-deploy-payload-arm64.yaml
index f1de4abac..c4fd32477 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-kata-deploy-payload-arm64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-kata-deploy-payload-arm64.yaml
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ name: CI | Publish kata-deploy payload for arm64
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
-      checkout-ref:
-        required: false
-        type: string
-        default: ${{ github.sha }}
       tarball-suffix:
         required: false
         type: string
@@ -29,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 
       - name: get-kata-tarball
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-kata-deploy-payload-s390x.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-kata-deploy-payload-s390x.yaml
index 498b8cd98..2a0ea8071 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-kata-deploy-payload-s390x.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-kata-deploy-payload-s390x.yaml
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ name: CI | Publish kata-deploy payload for s390x
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
-      checkout-ref:
-        required: false
-        type: string
-        default: ${{ github.sha }}
       tarball-suffix:
         required: false
         type: string
@@ -29,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 
       - name: get-kata-tarball
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-aks.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-aks.yaml
index b444d8db9..715814818 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-aks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-aks.yaml
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ name: CI | Run kubernetes tests on AKS
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
-      checkout-ref:
-        required: false
-        type: string
-        default: ${{ github.sha }}
       registry:
         required: true
         type: string
@@ -34,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
       - name: Install `bats`
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update