diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-unity-cs-dispatch.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint-unity-cs-dispatch.yaml
index 023407b3..6d52cb17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-unity-cs-dispatch.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-unity-cs-dispatch.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ on:
         type: string
         default: ''
 
+permissions:
+  checks: write
+
 jobs:
   unity-cs-linter:
     uses: IShix-g/Unity-GitHubActions/.github/workflows/reusable-unity-cs-linter-dispatch.yaml@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-check-editorconfig.yaml b/.github/workflows/reusable-check-editorconfig.yaml
index 5060a90a..6f49dc54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-check-editorconfig.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-check-editorconfig.yaml
@@ -33,52 +33,29 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       exists: ${{ steps.check-editorconfig.outputs.exists }}
     steps:
+      - name: Check out ${{ inputs.ref }}
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
+          fetch-depth: 1
+
       - name: Check for .editorconfig
         id: check-editorconfig
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           file_path=".editorconfig"
-          ref="${{ inputs.ref }}"
-          max_retries="${{ inputs.max-retries }}"
-          retry_delay_sec="${{ inputs.retry-delay }}"
           fail_on_missing="${{ inputs.fail-on-missing }}"
-  
-          echo "Checking .editorconfig in ref: $ref"
-  
+
+          echo "Checking for file: $file_path in the checked-out repository..."
+
           success=false
-  
-          for ((i=1; i<=max_retries; i++)); do
-            response=$(timeout 10s gh api "repos/${{ github.repository }}/contents/$file_path?ref=$ref" \
-              --header "Authorization: Bearer $GH_TOKEN" \
-              --jq ". | select(.type==\"file\") | select(.name==\"$file_path\")")
-  
-            api_exit_code=$?
-  
-            if [ $api_exit_code -eq 124 ]; then
-              echo "::warning::Attempt $i: API request timed out. Retrying in $retry_delay_sec seconds..."
-              sleep $retry_delay_sec
-              continue
-            elif [ -z "$response" ]; then
-              if [ $i -eq $max_retries ]; then
-                if [ "$fail_on_missing" = "true" ]; then
-                  echo "::error::Failed to find .editorconfig after $max_retries retries in ref '$ref'."
-                else
-                  echo "::warning::Failed to find .editorconfig after $max_retries retries in ref '$ref'. Not failing workflow."
-                fi
-              else
-                echo "::warning::Attempt $i: .editorconfig file not found. Retrying in $retry_delay_sec seconds..."
-                sleep $retry_delay_sec
-              fi
-            else
-              echo "::notice::Success: .editorconfig file exists in ref '$ref'."
-              success=true
-              break
+          if [ -f "$file_path" ]; then
+            echo "::notice::.editorconfig file exists."
+            success=true
+          else
+            echo "::warning::.editorconfig file does not exist."
+            if [ "$fail_on_missing" = "true" ]; then
+              exit 1
             fi
-          done
-  
+          fi
+
           echo "exists=$success" | tee -a "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-  
-          if [ "$success" = "false" ] && [ "$fail_on_missing" = "true" ]; then
-            exit 1
-          fi
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