diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-surface-area-review-verification.yml b/.github/workflows/api-surface-area-review-verification.yml
index f65e30c758de..eef6b517dab8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api-surface-area-review-verification.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api-surface-area-review-verification.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ on:
     types: [ opened, synchronize, reopened, labeled, unlabeled ]
     branches:
       - master
-    paths:
-      - '**/*.java'   
 
 jobs:
   api-surface-area-review-verification:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog-verification.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog-verification.yml
index 111ebf18a4c0..bc619e590851 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog-verification.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog-verification.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ on:
     types: [ opened, synchronize, reopened, labeled, unlabeled ]
     branches:
       - master
-    paths:
-      - '**/*.java'
 
 jobs:
   changelog-verification:
@@ -21,20 +19,27 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'changelog-not-required') }}
         run: |
           git fetch origin ${{ github.base_ref }} --depth 1
-          NON_TEST_FILES=$( git diff remotes/origin/${{ github.base_ref }} --name-only | grep "\.java$" | grep -v -E "(^|/)(test|it)/"  || true)
-          if [ -n "NON_TEST_FILES" ]; then
-            echo "::error::Non-test Java change found:"
-            echo "NON_TEST_FILES" | while read file; do
-              echo "::error::$file"
+          NON_TEST_FILES=$(git diff remotes/origin/${{ github.base_ref }} --name-only | grep "\.java$" | grep -v -E "(^|/)(test|it)/" || true)
+          if [ -n "$NON_TEST_FILES" ]; then
+            echo "::notice::Non-test Java changes found:"
+            echo "$NON_TEST_FILES" | while read file; do
+              echo "::notice::$file"
             done
-            git diff remotes/origin/${{ github.base_ref }} --name-only | grep -P "\.changes/next-release/*[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+\.json"
+            echo "Checking for changelog entry..."
+            CHANGELOG_FILES=$(git diff remotes/origin/${{ github.base_ref }} --name-only | grep -P "\.changes/next-release/.*[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+\.json" || true)
+            if [ -z "$CHANGELOG_FILES" ]; then
+              echo "::error::No changelog entry found for Java changes"
+              exit 1
+            else
+              echo "::notice::Changelog entry found: $CHANGELOG_FILES"
+            fi
           else
-            echo "No change that may require a changelog entry found."
+            echo "::notice::No non-test Java changes found. Changelog verification skipped."
           fi
       - name: Error message
         if: ${{ failure() }}
         run: |
-          echo "::error ::No new/updated changelog entry found in /.changes/next-release directory. Please either:"
-          echo "::error ::* Add a changelog entry (see CONTRIBUTING.md for instructions) –or–"
-          echo "::error ::* Add the 'changelog-not-required' label to this PR (in rare cases not warranting a changelog entry)"
+          echo "::error::No new/updated changelog entry found in /.changes/next-release directory. Please either:"
+          echo "::error::* Add a changelog entry (see CONTRIBUTING.md for instructions) –or–"
+          echo "::error::* Add the 'changelog-not-required' label to this PR (in rare cases not warranting a changelog entry)"
           exit 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/new-module-verification.yml b/.github/workflows/new-module-verification.yml
index 0d174df826ed..f04b620d200d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/new-module-verification.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/new-module-verification.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
       - feature/master/*
-    paths:
-      - '**/*.xml'
-      - '.brazil.json'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read