diff --git a/.github/workflows/commit-validation.yaml b/.github/workflows/commit-validation.yaml
index 7509af089a..11ec9a29ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commit-validation.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commit-validation.yaml
@@ -11,18 +11,16 @@ jobs:
         ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
         fetch-depth: 0
 
-    - name: Get first commit SHA in PR
-      id: first_commit
+    - name: Checkout the first commit in the PR
       run: |
         FIRST_COMMIT=$(git rev-list --reverse origin/${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}..HEAD | head -n 1)
-        echo "first_commit_sha=$FIRST_COMMIT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        git checkout "$FIRST_COMMIT"
 
     - name: Validate the first commit from the PR
       uses: commit-check/commit-check-action@v0.9.2
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       with:
-        commit: ${{ steps.first_commit.outputs.first_commit_sha }}
         message: true
         author-name: true
         author-email: true