diff --git a/.github/workflows/template-checksum.yml b/.github/workflows/template-checksum.yml
index be0621b780..6a1c19db18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template-checksum.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template-checksum.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ name: 📝 Template Checksum
 
 on:
   push:
-    tags:
-      - '*'
-  workflow_dispatch:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - '**.yaml'
+  workflow_dispatch: # allows manual triggering of the workflow
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -15,8 +17,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version: 1.19
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: true
 
       - name: install checksum generator
         run: |