diff --git a/.github/workflows/clp-artifact-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/clp-artifact-build.yaml
index b47b0369a7..360b3cc2fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clp-artifact-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clp-artifact-build.yaml
@@ -63,28 +63,26 @@ jobs:
           # image (since it would be different from the published image).
           base: "main"
           filters: |
-            centos_stream_9_image:
+            # NOTE: This filter defines a reusable YAML anchor; its output is unused.
+            _deps_images_common_paths: &_deps_images_common_paths
               - ".github/actions/**"
               - ".github/workflows/clp-artifact-build.yaml"
               - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/*.sh"
+              - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/**"
+            centos_stream_9_image:
+              - *_deps_images_common_paths
               - "components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-centos-stream-9/**"
               - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/centos-stream-9/**"
             manylinux_2_28_x86_64_image:
-              - ".github/actions/**"
-              - ".github/workflows/clp-artifact-build.yaml"
-              - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/*.sh"
+              - *_deps_images_common_paths
               - "components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-manylinux_2_28-x86_64/**"
               - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/manylinux_2_28/**"
             musllinux_1_2_x86_64_image:
-              - ".github/actions/**"
-              - ".github/workflows/clp-artifact-build.yaml"
-              - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/*.sh"
+              - *_deps_images_common_paths
               - "components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-musllinux_1_2-x86_64/**"
               - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/musllinux_1_2/**"
             ubuntu_jammy_image:
-              - ".github/actions/**"
-              - ".github/workflows/clp-artifact-build.yaml"
-              - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/*.sh"
+              - *_deps_images_common_paths
               - "components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-ubuntu-jammy/**"
               - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/ubuntu-jammy/**"
             clp:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/clp-core-build-macos.yaml b/.github/workflows/clp-core-build-macos.yaml
index 9ae28b573d..960e701ada 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clp-core-build-macos.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clp-core-build-macos.yaml
@@ -2,33 +2,22 @@ name: "clp-core-build-macos"
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths:
+    paths: &monitored_paths
       - ".github/workflows/clp-core-build-macos.yaml"
       - ".gitmodules"
       - "components/core/cmake/**"
       - "components/core/CMakeLists.txt"
       - "components/core/src/**"
       - "components/core/tests/**"
-      - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/macos/**"
       - "components/core/tools/scripts/deps-download/**"
-      - "components/core/tools/scripts/utils/build-and-run-unit-tests.py"
-      - "taskfile.yaml"
-      - "taskfiles/**"
-      - "tools/scripts/deps-download/**"
-  push:
-    paths:
-      - ".github/workflows/clp-core-build-macos.yaml"
-      - ".gitmodules"
-      - "components/core/cmake/**"
-      - "components/core/CMakeLists.txt"
-      - "components/core/src/**"
-      - "components/core/tests/**"
       - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/macos/**"
-      - "components/core/tools/scripts/deps-download/**"
+      - "components/core/tools/scripts/lib_install/pipx-packages/**"
       - "components/core/tools/scripts/utils/build-and-run-unit-tests.py"
       - "taskfile.yaml"
       - "taskfiles/**"
       - "tools/scripts/deps-download/**"
+  push:
+    paths: *monitored_paths
   schedule:
     # Run daily at 00:15 UTC (the 15 is to avoid periods of high load)
     - cron: "15 0 * * *"