diff --git a/.github/workflows/vale.yml b/.github/workflows/vale.yml
index 9692179fec..6678db6b09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vale.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get changed files
         id: changed
         run: |
-          FILES=$(git diff --name-only --diff-filter=d ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}...${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }} -- '*.md' '*.mdx' | tr '\n' ' ')
-          echo "files=$FILES" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          FILES=$(git diff --name-only --diff-filter=d ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}...${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }} -- '*.md' '*.mdx')
           if [ -z "$FILES" ]; then
             echo "skip=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo 'files=all' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           else
             echo "skip=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            JSON=$(echo "$FILES" | jq -R -s -c 'split("\n") | map(select(. != ""))')
+            echo "files=$JSON" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
       - name: Enable Corepack
         if: steps.changed.outputs.skip == 'false'
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.changed.outputs.skip == 'false'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get install ripgrep
-          FILES="${{ steps.changed.outputs.files }}"
+          FILES=$(echo '${{ steps.changed.outputs.files }}' | jq -r '.[]' | tr '\n' ' ')
           if [ -n "$FILES" ]; then
             rg -l0 '\$\[[^\]]*\]' -- $FILES | xargs -0 perl -i -pe 's/\$\[[^\]]*\]/PICKLEVAR/g' || true
           fi
diff --git a/calico/network-policy/extreme-traffic/high-connection-workloads.mdx b/calico/network-policy/extreme-traffic/high-connection-workloads.mdx
index 26e5a6fbcf..be2c1f6a22 100644
--- a/calico/network-policy/extreme-traffic/high-connection-workloads.mdx
+++ b/calico/network-policy/extreme-traffic/high-connection-workloads.mdx
@@ -87,4 +87,3 @@ spec:
 ## Additional resources
 
 - [Global network policy](../../reference/resources/globalnetworkpolicy.mdx)
-- [Hands-on workshop: Learn how to implement eBPF security policies and XDP](https://www.tigera.io/tutorials/?_sf_s=%27calico%20ebpf%20and%20xdp%27)
diff --git a/calico_versioned_docs/version-3.29/network-policy/extreme-traffic/high-connection-workloads.mdx b/calico_versioned_docs/version-3.29/network-policy/extreme-traffic/high-connection-workloads.mdx
index 26e5a6fbcf..be2c1f6a22 100644
--- a/calico_versioned_docs/version-3.29/network-policy/extreme-traffic/high-connection-workloads.mdx
+++ b/calico_versioned_docs/version-3.29/network-policy/extreme-traffic/high-connection-workloads.mdx
@@ -87,4 +87,3 @@ spec:
 ## Additional resources
 
 - [Global network policy](../../reference/resources/globalnetworkpolicy.mdx)
-- [Hands-on workshop: Learn how to implement eBPF security policies and XDP](https://www.tigera.io/tutorials/?_sf_s=%27calico%20ebpf%20and%20xdp%27)
diff --git a/calico_versioned_docs/version-3.30/network-policy/extreme-traffic/high-connection-workloads.mdx b/calico_versioned_docs/version-3.30/network-policy/extreme-traffic/high-connection-workloads.mdx
index 26e5a6fbcf..be2c1f6a22 100644
--- a/calico_versioned_docs/version-3.30/network-policy/extreme-traffic/high-connection-workloads.mdx
+++ b/calico_versioned_docs/version-3.30/network-policy/extreme-traffic/high-connection-workloads.mdx
@@ -87,4 +87,3 @@ spec:
 ## Additional resources
 
 - [Global network policy](../../reference/resources/globalnetworkpolicy.mdx)
-- [Hands-on workshop: Learn how to implement eBPF security policies and XDP](https://www.tigera.io/tutorials/?_sf_s=%27calico%20ebpf%20and%20xdp%27)
diff --git a/calico_versioned_docs/version-3.31/network-policy/extreme-traffic/high-connection-workloads.mdx b/calico_versioned_docs/version-3.31/network-policy/extreme-traffic/high-connection-workloads.mdx
index 26e5a6fbcf..be2c1f6a22 100644
--- a/calico_versioned_docs/version-3.31/network-policy/extreme-traffic/high-connection-workloads.mdx
+++ b/calico_versioned_docs/version-3.31/network-policy/extreme-traffic/high-connection-workloads.mdx
@@ -87,4 +87,3 @@ spec:
 ## Additional resources
 
 - [Global network policy](../../reference/resources/globalnetworkpolicy.mdx)
-- [Hands-on workshop: Learn how to implement eBPF security policies and XDP](https://www.tigera.io/tutorials/?_sf_s=%27calico%20ebpf%20and%20xdp%27)