diff --git a/.github/workflows/all_green_check.yml b/.github/workflows/all_green_check.yml
index 5ea5cc71220..9d6ed407964 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/all_green_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/all_green_check.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ on:  # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
       - '*'
 
 jobs:
-  changelog-and-linters:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/changelog_and_linters.yml  # use the callable changelog-and-linters job to run tests
+  changelog:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/changelog.yml  # use the callable changelog job to run tests
+  linters:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/linters.yml  # use the callable linters job to run tests
   sanity:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/sanity.yml  # use the callable sanity job to run tests
   units:
@@ -29,14 +31,16 @@ jobs:
   all_green:
     if: ${{ always() }}
     needs:
-      - changelog-and-linters
+      - changelog
+      - linters
       - sanity
       - units
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - run: >-
           python -c "assert set([
-          '${{ needs.changelog-and-linters.result }}',
+          '${{ needs.changelog.result }}',
+          '${{ needs.linters.result }}',
           '${{ needs.sanity.result }}',
           '${{ needs.units.result }}'
           ]) == {'success'}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a779b72e15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+name: changelog and linters
+
+on: [workflow_call]  # allow this workflow to be called from other workflows
+
+jobs:
+  changelog:
+    uses: ansible-network/github_actions/.github/workflows/changelog.yml@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog_and_linters.yml b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
similarity index 73%
rename from .github/workflows/changelog_and_linters.yml
rename to .github/workflows/linters.yml
index 4029505d03f..bc737d2a1f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog_and_linters.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ name: changelog and linters
 on: [workflow_call]  # allow this workflow to be called from other workflows
 
 jobs:
-  changelog:
-    uses: ansible-network/github_actions/.github/workflows/changelog.yml@main
   linters:
     uses: ansible-network/github_actions/.github/workflows/tox.yml@main
     with: