diff --git a/.github/sync-with-template.yml b/.github/sync-with-template.yml
index 80e2b6e3..4da7c9a6 100644
--- a/.github/sync-with-template.yml
+++ b/.github/sync-with-template.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ includes:
 - .gitattributes
 - .gitignore
 - .editorconfig
-- LICENSE
 - retry-connection-timeouts
 - "*-retry-connection-timeouts"
 - retry-connection-timeouts-*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-action-secrets.yml b/.github/workflows/check-action-secrets.yml
index 6a5c978b..5df278af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-action-secrets.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-action-secrets.yml
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ jobs:
       env:
         TOKEN: ${{github.token}}
       run: |
-        REPO_JSON=$(curl -s "$GITHUB_API_URL/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN")
-        OWNER_TYPE=$(echo "$REPO_JSON" | jq -r '.owner.type')
-        OWNER_TYPE=$(echo "$OWNER_TYPE" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-        echo "owner-type=$OWNER_TYPE" | tee -a "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        REPO_JSON=$(curl -s "${GITHUB_API_URL}/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}")
+        OWNER_TYPE=$(echo "${REPO_JSON}" | jq -r '.owner.type')
+        OWNER_TYPE=$(echo "${OWNER_TYPE}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+        echo "owner-type=${OWNER_TYPE}" | tee -a "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
 
     - name: Get GitHub Token
       id: get-token
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeowners-validator.yml b/.github/workflows/codeowners-validator.yml
index 6a51296e..e22c9d44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeowners-validator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeowners-validator.yml
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ jobs:
       env:
         TOKEN: ${{github.token}}
       run: |
-        REPO_JSON=$(curl -s "$GITHUB_API_URL/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN")
-        OWNER_TYPE=$(echo "$REPO_JSON" | jq -r '.owner.type')
-        OWNER_TYPE=$(echo "$OWNER_TYPE" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-        echo "owner-type=$OWNER_TYPE" | tee -a "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        REPO_JSON=$(curl -s "${GITHUB_API_URL}/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}")
+        OWNER_TYPE=$(echo "${REPO_JSON}" | jq -r '.owner.type')
+        OWNER_TYPE=$(echo "${OWNER_TYPE}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+        echo "owner-type=${OWNER_TYPE}" | tee -a "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
 
     - name: Get GitHub Token
       id: get-token