diff --git a/.github/workflows/ansible-lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/ansible-lint.yaml
index adb3c9c5da..32c4a0c875 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ansible-lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ansible-lint.yaml
@@ -17,10 +17,18 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       matches: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.matches }}
     steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 2  # important, to fetch previous commit
+
+    # workaround for https://github.com/dorny/paths-filter/issues/240
+    - id: previous-sha
+      run: 'echo "sha=$(git rev-list -n 1 ${{ github.ref }}^)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT'
+
     - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
       id: filter
       with:
-        base: ${{ github.ref }}
+        base: "${{ steps.previous-sha.outputs.sha }}"
         filters: |
           matches:
             - 'ansible/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/backend-lint.yaml
index 3de89d17c4..6bcb34308f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-lint.yaml
@@ -17,10 +17,18 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       matches: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.matches }}
     steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 2  # important, to fetch previous commit
+
+    # workaround for https://github.com/dorny/paths-filter/issues/240
+    - id: previous-sha
+      run: 'echo "sha=$(git rev-list -n 1 ${{ github.ref }}^)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT'
+
     - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
       id: filter
       with:
-        base: ${{ github.ref }}
+        base: "${{ steps.previous-sha.outputs.sha }}"
         filters: |
           matches:
             - 'backend/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/frontend-lint-test-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/frontend-lint-test-build.yaml
index 52b69c4e88..5001f0d0f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/frontend-lint-test-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/frontend-lint-test-build.yaml
@@ -17,9 +17,18 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       matches: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.matches }}
     steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 2  # important, to fetch previous commit
+
+    # workaround for https://github.com/dorny/paths-filter/issues/240
+    - id: previous-sha
+      run: 'echo "sha=$(git rev-list -n 1 ${{ github.ref }}^)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT'
+
     - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
       id: filter
       with:
+        base: "${{ steps.previous-sha.outputs.sha }}"
         filters: |
           matches:
             - 'frontend/src/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/k3d-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/k3d-ci.yaml
index 4f0825f99a..bd60d2468f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/k3d-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/k3d-ci.yaml
@@ -20,10 +20,18 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       matches: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.matches }}
     steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 2  # important, to fetch previous commit
+
+    # workaround for https://github.com/dorny/paths-filter/issues/240
+    - id: previous-sha
+      run: 'echo "sha=$(git rev-list -n 1 ${{ github.ref }}^)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT'
+
     - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
       id: filter
       with:
-        base: ${{ github.ref }}
+        base: "${{ steps.previous-sha.outputs.sha }}"
         filters: |
           matches:
             - 'backend/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/weblate-reformat.yaml b/.github/workflows/weblate-reformat.yaml
index 2113f81653..bf82d37ba7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/weblate-reformat.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/weblate-reformat.yaml
@@ -13,9 +13,18 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       matches: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.matches }}
     steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 2  # important, to fetch previous commit
+
+    # workaround for https://github.com/dorny/paths-filter/issues/240
+    - id: previous-sha
+      run: 'echo "sha=$(git rev-list -n 1 ${{ github.ref }}^)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT'
+
     - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
       id: filter
       with:
+        base: "${{ steps.previous-sha.outputs.sha }}"
         filters: |
           matches:
             - 'frontend/xliff/**'