diff --git a/.github/action-filters.yml b/.github/action-filters.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9a61bc1947b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/action-filters.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+github: &github
+  - .github/actions/**
+  - .github/workflows/**-ci.yml
+tools: &tools
+  - tools/buildCommon/**
+  - tools/ci.psm1
+props: &props
+  - '**.props'
+tests: &tests
+  - test/powershell/**
+  - test/tools/**
+  - test/xUnit/**
+mainSource: &mainSource
+  - src/**
+buildModule: &buildModule
+  - build.psm1
+source:
+  - *github
+  - *tools
+  - *props
+  - *buildModule
+  - *mainSource
+  - *tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-ci.yml
index 25437e70fc8..98183774460 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-ci.yml
@@ -48,22 +48,27 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       source: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.source }}
     steps:
-    # For pull requests it's not necessary to checkout the code
-    - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
-      id: filter
-      with:
-        filters: |
-          source:
-            - ".github/actions/**"
-            - ".github/workflows/linux-ci.yml"
-            - "**.props"
-            - build.psm1
-            - src/**
-            - test/**
-            - tools/buildCommon/**
-            - tools/ci.psm1
-            - "!test/common/markdown/**"
-            - "!test/perf/**"
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.0
+
+        # For pull requests it's not necessary to checkout the code
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          list-files: json
+          filters: .github/action-filters.yml
+
+      - name: Capture outputs
+        run: |
+          "source: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.source }}"
+          "github: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.github }}"
+          "tools: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.tools }}"
+          "props: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.props }}"
+          "tests: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.tests }}"
+          "mainSource: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.mainSource }}"
+          "buildModule: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.buildModule }}"
+        shell: pwsh
+
   ci_build:
     name: Build PowerShell
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/macos-ci.yml
index 5a497114b90..0eeb1769f47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos-ci.yml
@@ -47,22 +47,27 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       source: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.source }}
     steps:
-    # For pull requests it's not necessary to checkout the code
-    - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
-      id: filter
-      with:
-        filters: |
-          source:
-            - ".github/actions/**"
-            - ".github/workflows/macos-ci.yml"
-            - "**.props"
-            - build.psm1
-            - src/**
-            - test/**
-            - tools/buildCommon/**
-            - tools/ci.psm1
-            - "!test/common/markdown/**"
-            - "!test/perf/**"
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.0
+
+        # For pull requests it's not necessary to checkout the code
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          list-files: json
+          filters: .github/action-filters.yml
+
+      - name: Capture outputs
+        run: |
+          "source: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.source }}"
+          "github: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.github }}"
+          "tools: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.tools }}"
+          "props: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.props }}"
+          "tests: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.tests }}"
+          "mainSource: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.mainSource }}"
+          "buildModule: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.buildModule }}"
+        shell: pwsh
+
   ci_build:
     name: Build PowerShell
     runs-on: macos-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-ci.yml
index 2801a4f2bdc..b745bc679ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-ci.yml
@@ -48,23 +48,27 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       source: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.source }}
     steps:
-    # For pull requests it's not necessary to checkout the code
-    - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
-      id: filter
-      with:
-        filters: |
-          source:
-            - ".github/actions/**"
-            - ".github/workflows/windows-ci.yml"
-            - "**.props"
-            - build.psm1
-            - src/**
-            - test/**
-            - tools/buildCommon/**
-            - tools/ci.psm1
-            - tools/WindowsCI.psm1
-            - "!test/common/markdown/**"
-            - "!test/perf/**"
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.0
+
+        # For pull requests it's not necessary to checkout the code
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          list-files: json
+          filters: .github/action-filters.yml
+
+      - name: Capture outputs
+        run: |
+          "source: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.source }}"
+          "github: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.github }}"
+          "tools: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.tools }}"
+          "props: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.props }}"
+          "tests: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.tests }}"
+          "mainSource: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.mainSource }}"
+          "buildModule: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.buildModule }}"
+        shell: pwsh
+
   ci_build:
     name: Build PowerShell
     needs: changes