diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-news-changes.yml b/.github/workflows/check-news-changes.yml
index a4bb905fa1..7901b021f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-news-changes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-news-changes.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# Copyright 2026 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
+# this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
+# in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
+# https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html
+
 name: "Scan to check for NEWS/CHANGES suggestions"
 
 on: pull_request
@@ -9,10 +16,10 @@ jobs:
   scan_for_news_changes:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-          fetch-depth: 2
+          fetch-depth: 0
       - name: "Check if we already have a NEWS/CHANGES entry"
         run: |
           git diff --name-only ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}..${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }} > ./names.txt
@@ -42,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ env.FOUND_NEWS_CHANGES_ADDITION == 'no' }}
         run: |
           set +e
-          grep -q "include\/crypto" ./names.txt
+          grep -q "include\/openssl" ./names.txt
           if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
             echo "Changes in this PR may impact public APIS's"
             echo "NEED_NEWS_CHANGES=yes" >> $GITHUB_ENV