diff --git a/.github/workflows/brakeman-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/brakeman-analysis.yml
index f3a3748990..3e7379e84c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/brakeman-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/brakeman-analysis.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Scan
       continue-on-error: true
       run: |
+        git show --no-patch # the commit being tested (which is often a merge due to actions/checkout@v3)
         brakeman -f sarif -o output.sarif.json .
 
     # Upload the SARIF file generated in the previous step
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 2c16ec044a..1d19e1ff0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ jobs:
           bundle exec rake db:schema:load
 
       - name: Run tests
-
         env:
           KNAPSACK_PRO_TEST_SUITE_TOKEN_RSPEC: 864ef557d85ea8e603e086c0387d5154
           KNAPSACK_PRO_CI_NODE_TOTAL: ${{ matrix.ci_node_total }}
@@ -82,8 +81,8 @@ jobs:
           # https://knapsackpro.com/faq/question/how-to-split-slow-rspec-test-files-by-test-examples-by-individual-it
           #KNAPSACK_PRO_RSPEC_SPLIT_BY_TEST_EXAMPLES: true
           KNAPSACK_PRO_TEST_FILE_PATTERN: "{spec/controllers/**/*_spec.rb}" 
-        
         run: |
+          git show --no-patch # the commit being tested (which is often a merge due to actions/checkout@v3)
           bundle exec rake knapsack_pro:rspec
 
   knapsack_rspec_models:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linters.yml b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
index e2bfd9c8c0..fa30eb7d99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linters.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v1
+
       - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+
+      - run: git show --no-patch # the commit being tested (which is often a merge due to actions/checkout@v3)
+
       - name: rubocop
         uses: reviewdog/action-rubocop@v2
         with:
@@ -32,6 +36,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install JS dependencies
         run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 
+      - run: git show --no-patch # the commit being tested (which is often a merge due to actions/checkout@v3)
+
       - name: prettier
         uses: EPMatt/reviewdog-action-prettier@v1
         with: