diff --git a/.github/workflows/default_release_callable.yml b/.github/workflows/default_release_callable.yml
index 68e6297..9997a20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/default_release_callable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/default_release_callable.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Setup release
         run: |
-          # using same ref as in calling workflow 
+          # using same ref as in calling workflow
           git clone https://github.com/Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates.git .release_clone
           git checkout ${{ github.action_ref }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/default_release_dry_run_callable.yml b/.github/workflows/default_release_dry_run_callable.yml
index 5248a03..a8d2b61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/default_release_dry_run_callable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/default_release_dry_run_callable.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Setup release
         run: |
-          # using same ref as in calling workflow 
+          # using same ref as in calling workflow
           git clone https://github.com/Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates.git .release_clone
           git checkout ${{ github.action_ref }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven_release_callable.yml b/.github/workflows/maven_release_callable.yml
index 52e435e..de61a64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven_release_callable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven_release_callable.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Setup release
         run: |
-          # using same ref as in calling workflow 
+          # using same ref as in calling workflow
           git clone https://github.com/Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates.git .release_clone
           git checkout ${{ github.action_ref }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven_release_dry_run_callable.yml b/.github/workflows/maven_release_dry_run_callable.yml
index 900638f..63e68c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven_release_dry_run_callable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven_release_dry_run_callable.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Setup release
         run: |
-          # using same ref as in calling workflow 
+          # using same ref as in calling workflow
           git clone https://github.com/Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates.git .release_clone
           git checkout ${{ github.action_ref }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/this_linter.yml b/.github/workflows/this_linter.yml
index 3ca0be6..dccc344 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/this_linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/this_linter.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,5 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   default:
-    # using stable to be able to quickly switch to a working version in case the current stable is broken
-    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/default_linter_callable.yml
+    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/default_linter_callable.yml@main
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/this_pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/this_pull_request.yml
index bd213bd..0dc80d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/this_pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/this_pull_request.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,5 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   default:
-    # using stable to be able to quickly switch to a working version in case the current stable is broken
-    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/default_pull_request_callable.yml
+    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/default_pull_request_callable.yml@main
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/this_release.yml b/.github/workflows/this_release.yml
index 39e3bb1..bafbbf7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/this_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/this_release.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,5 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   default:
-    # using stable to be able to quickly switch to a working version in case the current stable is broken
-    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/default_release_callable.yml
+    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/default_release_callable.yml@main
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/this_release_dry_run.yml b/.github/workflows/this_release_dry_run.yml
index b73f65f..d99af41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/this_release_dry_run.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/this_release_dry_run.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,5 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   default:
-    # using stable to be able to quickly switch to a working version in case the current stable is broken
-    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/default_release_dry_run_callable.yml
+    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/default_release_dry_run_callable.yml@main
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/this_renovate_auto_approve.yml b/.github/workflows/this_renovate_auto_approve.yml
index f3966e7..c36e7e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/this_renovate_auto_approve.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/this_renovate_auto_approve.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@ on: pull_request_target
 
 jobs:
   default:
-    # using stable to be able to quickly switch to a working version in case the current stable is broken
-    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/default_renovate_auto_approve_callable.yml
+    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/default_renovate_auto_approve_callable.yml@main
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/this_slash_ops_command_help.yml b/.github/workflows/this_slash_ops_command_help.yml
index 492d2c7..bcdf962 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/this_slash_ops_command_help.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/this_slash_ops_command_help.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,5 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   default:
-    # using stable to be able to quickly switch to a working version in case the current stable is broken
-    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/default_slash_ops_command_help_callable.yml
+    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/default_slash_ops_command_help_callable.yml@main
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/this_slash_ops_comment_dispatch.yml b/.github/workflows/this_slash_ops_comment_dispatch.yml
index 9b85d93..df9c90f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/this_slash_ops_comment_dispatch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/this_slash_ops_comment_dispatch.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,5 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   default:
-    # using stable to be able to quickly switch to a working version in case the current stable is broken
-    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/default_slash_ops_comment_dispatch_callable.yml
+    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/default_slash_ops_comment_dispatch_callable.yml@main
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/this_spelling.yml b/.github/workflows/this_spelling.yml
index 75e2af1..10865e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/this_spelling.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/this_spelling.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,5 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   default:
-    # using stable to be able to quickly switch to a working version in case the current stable is broken
-    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/default_spelling_callable.yml
+    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/default_spelling_callable.yml@main
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/this_stale.yml b/.github/workflows/this_stale.yml
index e438bc2..48f9fd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/this_stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/this_stale.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,5 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   default:
-    # using stable to be able to quickly switch to a working version in case the current stable is broken
-    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/default_stale_callable.yml
+    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/default_stale_callable.yml@main
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/this_welcome_message.yml b/.github/workflows/this_welcome_message.yml
index 875563f..8409626 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/this_welcome_message.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/this_welcome_message.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,5 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   default:
-    # using stable to be able to quickly switch to a working version in case the current stable is broken
-    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/default_welcome_message_callable.yml
+    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/default_welcome_message_callable.yml@main
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/setup-workflows.sh b/setup-workflows.sh
index 4c8bc6d..72b59fc 100755
--- a/setup-workflows.sh
+++ b/setup-workflows.sh
@@ -78,10 +78,13 @@ do
   # remove everything else as we will reference the file in this repository
   sed -i '/jobs:/,$d' "$file"
 
+  # add a reference to this repository which holds the workflow
+  commit_sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+
   cat >> "$file" <<-EOF
 jobs:
   default:
-    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/$base_name
+    uses: Hapag-Lloyd/Workflow-Templates/.github/workflows/$base_name@$commit_sha
     secrets: inherit
 EOF