diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-image.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-image.yml
index 145dacc279..21e704a3aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-image.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       checks: read
     steps:
+      - name: Shorten sha
+        run: echo "sha=${sha::7}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Generate files hash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/config-preprocessor-image.yml b/.github/workflows/config-preprocessor-image.yml
index bb0c16fd86..e7f7c5006b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/config-preprocessor-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/config-preprocessor-image.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
       checks: read
     steps:
+      - name: Shorten sha
+        run: echo "sha=${sha::7}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ingest-image.yml b/.github/workflows/ingest-image.yml
index fa887c0ab8..9334b3d4d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ingest-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ingest-image.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
       checks: read
     steps:
+      - name: Shorten sha
+        run: echo "sha=${sha::7}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Generate files hash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/keycloakify-image.yml b/.github/workflows/keycloakify-image.yml
index 82d3a23ed8..09ae7844ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/keycloakify-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/keycloakify-image.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
       checks: read
     steps:
+      - name: Shorten sha
+        run: echo "sha=${sha::7}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/preprocessing-dummy-image.yml b/.github/workflows/preprocessing-dummy-image.yml
index 25093815ed..fb34b48b42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/preprocessing-dummy-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/preprocessing-dummy-image.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       packages: write
     steps:
+      - name: Shorten sha
+        run: echo "sha=${sha::7}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Generate files hash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/preprocessing-nextclade-image.yml b/.github/workflows/preprocessing-nextclade-image.yml
index 5f7dcddef4..a622768b27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/preprocessing-nextclade-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/preprocessing-nextclade-image.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
       checks: read
     steps:
+      - name: Shorten sha
+        run: echo "sha=${sha::7}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Generate files hash