diff --git a/.github/workflows/kdevops.yml b/.github/workflows/kdevops.yml
index ac2ac6251..36805d18c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kdevops.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kdevops.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ on:
     - cron: '0 14 * * *'  # Daily at 2 PM UTC
   push:
     branches:
-      - '**'
+      - main
+      - 'ci-testing/**'
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - '**'
+      - main
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       ci_workflow:
@@ -184,26 +185,57 @@ jobs:
             # Repo exists - clean and update (like actions/checkout)
             git clean -ffdx
             git reset --hard HEAD
-            # Ensure correct remote URL
-            git remote set-url origin $GITHUB_SERVER_URL/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY
-            git fetch --depth=1 origin ${{ github.ref_name }}
-            git reset --hard FETCH_HEAD
+            # Ensure correct remote URL for public repo
+            git remote set-url origin ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}.git
+
+            if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]]; then
+              # For PRs, fetch the specific PR ref that GitHub creates
+              git fetch --depth=1 origin refs/pull/${{ github.event.number }}/head:pr-branch
+              git checkout pr-branch
+            else
+              # For push/schedule/workflow_dispatch, use the commit SHA directly
+              git fetch --depth=1 origin ${{ github.sha }}
+              git checkout ${{ github.sha }}
+            fi
           else
             # No repo - fresh clone with local mirror optimization
             if [[ -f "/mirror/kdevops.git/HEAD" ]]; then
               git clone --verbose --progress \
                 --reference /mirror/kdevops.git \
                 --depth=1 \
-                --branch ${{ github.ref_name }} \
-                $GITHUB_SERVER_URL/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY .
+                ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}.git .
             else
               git clone --verbose --progress \
                 --depth=1 \
-                --branch ${{ github.ref_name }} \
-                $GITHUB_SERVER_URL/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY .
+                ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}.git .
+            fi
+
+            # Checkout the specific commit
+            if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]]; then
+              git fetch --depth=1 origin refs/pull/${{ github.event.number }}/head:pr-branch
+              git checkout pr-branch
+            else
+              git checkout ${{ github.sha }}
             fi
           fi
 
+      - name: Report kdevops commit information
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euxo pipefail
+
+          # Get current commit info
+          commit_sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+          commit_short=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+          commit_subject=$(git log -1 --pretty=format:"%s")
+
+          # Report the kdevops version used
+          echo "::notice title=kdevops Commit::Using kdevops commit $commit_short ($commit_sha): $commit_subject"
+
+          # Also show in regular output for logs
+          echo "✅ Running kdevops CI with commit: $commit_short"
+          echo "📝 Commit message: $commit_subject"
+
       - name: Configure kdevops
         uses: ./.github/actions/configure
         with: