diff --git a/.github/sharedPathFilter.yml b/.github/sharedPathFilter.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..164b88f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/sharedPathFilter.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+sourceCode:
+  - '**'
+  - '!*'
+  - '!.github/workflows/**'
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/paths-filtering-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/paths-filtering-tests.yml
index 74d56fd..fc45296 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/paths-filtering-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/paths-filtering-tests.yml
@@ -11,24 +11,22 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       pull-requests: read
     steps:
-      # For pull requests it's not necessary to checkout the code
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
-        id: filter
+        id: shared
+        with:
+          filters: .github/sharedPathFilter.yml
+          predicate-quantifier: 'every'
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        id: me
         with:
           filters: |
-            sourceCode:
-              # Everything
-              - '**'
-              # Except stuff at the root of the repo
-              - '!*'
-              # Exclude changes to workflows in general
-              - '!.github/workflows/**'
             self:
               # Include changes to THIS workflow
               - '.github/workflows/paths-filtering-tests.yml'
           predicate-quantifier: 'every'
     outputs:
-      inScope: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.sourceCode == 'true' || steps.filter.outputs.self == 'true' }}
+      inScope: ${{ steps.shared.outputs.sourceCode == 'true' || steps.me.outputs.self == 'true' }}
 
   # A required status check for when 'inScope' files are changed
   in-scope: