diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump-plugin-shas.yml b/.github/workflows/bump-plugin-shas.yml
index 4fb48e5..25ad0cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump-plugin-shas.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump-plugin-shas.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # createCommitOnBranch-based bump so commits are signed by GitHub and
       # satisfy the org-level required_signatures ruleset on main.
-      - uses: anthropics/claude-plugins-community/.github/actions/bump-plugin-shas@e2019b2a01f11aa1484c53540b1cfab5eebbc299
+      - uses: anthropics/claude-plugins-community/.github/actions/bump-plugin-shas@d207465eb6ec02b6f3f1dbb131717830dc9ecc68
         id: bump
         with:
           marketplace-path: .claude-plugin/marketplace.json
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scan-plugins.yml b/.github/workflows/scan-plugins.yml
index 176a99d..5ec2300 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scan-plugins.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scan-plugins.yml
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         # Pinned to claude-plugins-community#34 (WIF input support).
         # TODO: re-pin to a main-branch SHA once #34 merges.
-        uses: anthropics/claude-plugins-community/.github/actions/scan-plugins@e85f0d65b4fc87f07862e1dcdc467950514414ec
+        uses: anthropics/claude-plugins-community/.github/actions/scan-plugins@d207465eb6ec02b6f3f1dbb131717830dc9ecc68
         with:
           # Anthropic auth via Workload Identity Federation — the action
           # mints a GitHub OIDC token (id-token: write above) and the claude
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-plugins.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-plugins.yml
index 798cde5..6442ea1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-plugins.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-plugins.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ on:
       - '*/agents/**'
       - '*/skills/**'
       - '*/commands/**'
+      # `validate` is a required status check, so a PR that touches ONLY workflow
+      # files (e.g. an action-SHA re-pin) would otherwise never trigger validate
+      # and sit "Expected — Waiting for status to be reported" forever (workflow_dispatch
+      # check runs aren't associated with the PR, so they don't satisfy it). Run
+      # validate on workflow changes too so those PRs can clear the gate in-context.
+      - '.github/workflows/**'
   push:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
@@ -32,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - uses: anthropics/claude-plugins-community/.github/actions/validate-plugins@f846a0bcb0e721b1f93d60e8b73e91dafc4a1e87
+      - uses: anthropics/claude-plugins-community/.github/actions/validate-plugins@d207465eb6ec02b6f3f1dbb131717830dc9ecc68
         with:
           marketplace-path: .claude-plugin/marketplace.json
           # Official curated marketplace: SHA-pin (I5) is a HARD error.