diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index b765fc8ad8..cf44592d10 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       image: ghcr.io/px4/px4-dev:v1.17.0-rc2
 
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
+      fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         check: [
           "check_format",
@@ -43,14 +43,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-depth: 1
+
+      - name: Configure Git Safe Directory
+        run: git config --system --add safe.directory '*'
 
       - name: Building [${{ matrix.check }}]
         env:
           PX4_SBOM_DISABLE: 1
         run: |
           cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
-          git config --system --add safe.directory '*'
           make ${{ matrix.check }}
 
       - name: Uploading Coverage to Codecov.io
diff --git a/.github/workflows/itcm_check.yml b/.github/workflows/itcm_check.yml
index bdecc58406..a48559114a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/itcm_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/itcm_check.yml
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          submodules: recursive
+          fetch-depth: 1
 
       - name: Git ownership workaround
         run: git config --system --add safe.directory '*'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mavros_mission_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/mavros_mission_tests.yml
index 29b854b4de..af0ec62ec5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mavros_mission_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mavros_mission_tests.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-depth: 1
 
       - name: Build SITL and Run Tests (inside old ROS container)
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mavros_offboard_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/mavros_offboard_tests.yml
index e59f340752..da0f3ce1b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mavros_offboard_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mavros_offboard_tests.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-depth: 1
 
       - name: Build SITL and Run Tests (inside old ROS container)
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/python_checks.yml
index c0fdc73e8b..265db9bf3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_checks.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
+        fetch-depth: 1
 
     - name: Install Python3
       run: sudo apt-get install python3 python3-setuptools python3-pip -y
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ros_integration_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ros_integration_tests.yml
index 973bf6ae29..5421c8b4fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ros_integration_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ros_integration_tests.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
+        fetch-depth: 1
 
     - name: Git Ownership Workaround
       run: git config --system --add safe.directory '*'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sitl_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/sitl_tests.yml
index 9284a700cf..ba01d2b438 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sitl_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sitl_tests.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-depth: 1
 
       - name: Git Ownership Workaround
         run: git config --system --add safe.directory '*'