diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_definitions.yml b/.github/workflows/test_definitions.yml
index 3f60177c0..194afc637 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_definitions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_definitions.yml
@@ -38,14 +38,30 @@ on:
         required: false
 
 jobs:
+  metadata:
+    name: Extract metadata
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+    outputs:
+      caller-sha: ${{ steps.workflows-ref.outputs.caller-sha }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Get workflow reference
+        id: workflows-ref
+        run: |
+          sha=$(curl -L -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.gh-token }}" -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" https://api.github.com/repos/UBCSailbot/sailbot_workspace/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }} | jq -r '.referenced_workflows[0] | .sha')
+          echo "caller-sha=$sha" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
   colcon-test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ inputs.ros-ci }}
+    needs: [metadata]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout workspace
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
           repository: UBCSailbot/sailbot_workspace
+          ref: ${{ needs.metadata.outputs.caller-sha }}
 
     - name: Checkout repositories
       uses: ./.github/actions/checkout/
@@ -66,11 +82,13 @@ jobs:
     name: ament_${{ matrix.linter }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ inputs.ros-ci }}
+    needs: [metadata]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout workspace
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
           repository: UBCSailbot/sailbot_workspace
+          ref: ${{ needs.metadata.outputs.caller-sha }}
 
     - name: Checkout repositories
       uses: ./.github/actions/checkout/
@@ -86,11 +104,13 @@ jobs:
   clang-tidy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: inputs.clang-tidy
+    needs: [metadata]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout workspace
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
           repository: UBCSailbot/sailbot_workspace
+          ref: ${{ needs.metadata.outputs.caller-sha }}
 
     - name: Checkout repositories
       uses: ./.github/actions/checkout/