diff --git a/.github/workflows/sanity-check.yml b/.github/workflows/sanity-check.yml
index 0f94b016..81f0df8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sanity-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sanity-check.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           # Include the workflow file as a trigger for running all subprojects
           if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]]; then
             changed_files=$(git diff --name-only origin/master..HEAD)
-            if echo "$changed_files" | grep -q '.github/workflows/.*.yml'; then
+            if echo "$changed_files" | grep -q '.github/'; then
               # Workflow file changed; run all subprojects
               subproject_dirs=$(find demos notebooks -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d ! -name utils | tr '\n' ' ')
             else