diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow-markdown-check.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow-markdown-check.yml
index e9d248c..4e1d3e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow-markdown-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow-markdown-check.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@master
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Validating links
       uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow-repo-standards-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow-repo-standards-validation.yml
index 5412f05..f3c1987 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow-repo-standards-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow-repo-standards-validation.yml
@@ -80,15 +80,24 @@ jobs:
       with:
         script: |
           const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
+          let refBranchNumber; 
+
+          if (context.eventName === 'pull_request') {
+            refBranchNumber = context.payload.pull_request.head.ref;
+          } else {
+            refBranchNumber = process.env['GITHUB_REF'].replace('refs/heads/', '');
+          }
+
           try {
             await github.rest.repos.getContent({
               owner,
               repo,
-              path: 'README.md'
+              path: `README.md`,
+              ref: refBranchNumber
             });
           } catch (error) {
             if (error.status === 404) {
-              core.setFailed("The repository does not have a README.md file, please add one.");
+              core.setFailed(`The ${refBranchNumber} branch does not have a README.md file, please add one.`);
             } else {
               core.setFailed(`An error occurred while checking for README: ${error.message}`);
             }
@@ -100,21 +109,31 @@ jobs:
       with:
         script: |
           const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
+          let refBranchNumber; 
+          
+          if (context.eventName === 'pull_request') {
+            refBranchNumber = context.payload.pull_request.head.ref;
+          } else {
+            refBranchNumber = process.env['GITHUB_REF'].replace('refs/heads/', '');
+          }
+
           try {
             await github.rest.repos.getContent({
               owner,
               repo,
-              path: 'TESTING.md'
+              path: `TESTING.md`,
+              ref: refBranchNumber
             });
           } catch (error) {
             if (error.status === 404) {
-              core.setFailed("The repository does not have a TESTING.md file, please add one.");
+              core.setFailed(`The ${refBranchNumber} branch does not have a TESTING.md file, please add one.`);
             } else {
               core.setFailed(`An error occurred while checking for TESTING.md: ${error.message}`);
             }
           }
       if: always() # Run step even if previous steps fail.
 
+
     - name: Check if all files end in newline
       uses: fernandrone/linelint@master
       id: linelint