diff --git a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
index 7501f55716..e5883fee76 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ outputs:
     value: ${{
       steps.diff.outputs.GITHUB_ACTIONS_CHANGED > 0 ||
       steps.diff.outputs.SCRIPTS_CHANGED > 0 ||
-      steps.diff.outputs.SPECS_CHANGED > 0 ||
+      steps.diff.outputs.SHOULD_RUN_SPECS > 0 ||
       steps.diff.outputs.TESTS_CHANGED > 0 ||
       steps.diff.outputs.JS_CLIENT_CHANGED > 0 ||
       steps.diff.outputs.JS_TEMPLATE_CHANGED > 0 ||
diff --git a/scripts/ci/githubActions/setRunVariables.ts b/scripts/ci/githubActions/setRunVariables.ts
index f0907f018a..01071f5049 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/githubActions/setRunVariables.ts
+++ b/scripts/ci/githubActions/setRunVariables.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,13 @@ export const DEPENDENCIES = {
     '.github/workflows',
     '.github/.cache_version',
   ],
-  SPECS_CHANGED: ['specs', ':!specs/bundled'],
+  SHOULD_RUN_SPECS: [
+    ...CLIENTS_COMMON_FILES,
+    'specs',
+    'templates',
+    'generators',
+    ':!specs/bundled',
+  ],
   COMMON_SPECS_CHANGED: ['specs/common'],
   TESTS_CHANGED: ['tests'],
   SCRIPTS_CHANGED: ['scripts'],