diff --git a/.github/workflows/checkstyle.yml b/.github/workflows/checkstyle.yml
index 2e0fe65f3..4ae180b65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checkstyle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checkstyle.yml
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         submodules: true
-        fetch-depth: 0
-
-    - name: Fetch branches and tags
-      run: git fetch --all
 
     - name: Run checkstyle
       run: mvn checkstyle:check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/license-header-check.yml b/.github/workflows/license-header-check.yml
index a2faa44f8..ca4c27045 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/license-header-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/license-header-check.yml
@@ -45,4 +45,5 @@ jobs:
             *.txt,
             *.xml,
             *.fbs,
-            build/*
+            build/*,
+            dev/*
diff --git a/dev/checkstyle.sh b/dev/checkstyle.sh
index 503d495e3..9cf2ab021 100755
--- a/dev/checkstyle.sh
+++ b/dev/checkstyle.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-#
 # Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-#!/bin/bash
 
 set -ex