diff --git a/.github/actions/smoke-tests/action.yaml b/.github/actions/smoke-tests/action.yaml
index 8291fbfaf2..1df2e37290 100644
--- a/.github/actions/smoke-tests/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/smoke-tests/action.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Run Smoke Tests
 description: Run Smoke Tests for the project
 
 inputs:
-  go_md5:
+  go-md5:
     required: true
     type: string
   k8s-version:
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ runs:
       uses: actions/cache@v3
       with:
         path: ${{ github.workspace }}/dist
-        key: nginx-ingress-${{ inputs.go_md5 }}
+        key: nginx-ingress-${{ inputs.go-md5 }}
 
     - name: Ingress type
       id: ingress-type
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-oss.yml b/.github/workflows/build-oss.yml
index a1eec5b765..99139f24be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-oss.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-oss.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
       image:
         required: true
         type: string
-      go_md5:
+      go-md5:
         required: true
         type: string
       tag:
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache@704facf57e6136b1bc63b828d79edcd491f0ee84 # v3.3.2
         with:
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/dist
-          key: nginx-ingress-${{ inputs.go_md5 }}
+          key: nginx-ingress-${{ inputs.go-md5 }}
 
       - name: Setup QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@68827325e0b33c7199eb31dd4e31fbe9023e06e3 # v3.0.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-plus.yml b/.github/workflows/build-plus.yml
index 6f8fc09aa2..a929e3d176 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-plus.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-plus.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
       target:
         required: true
         type: string
-      go_md5:
+      go-md5:
         required: true
         type: string
       nap_modules:
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache@704facf57e6136b1bc63b828d79edcd491f0ee84 # v3.3.2
         with:
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/dist
-          key: nginx-ingress-${{ inputs.go_md5 }}
+          key: nginx-ingress-${{ inputs.go-md5 }}
 
       - name: Setup QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@68827325e0b33c7199eb31dd4e31fbe9023e06e3 # v3.0.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 93ef93c721..337cb9afe0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ jobs:
   smoke-tests:
     name: Smoke Tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    needs: setup-matrix
+    needs: [checks, setup-matrix]
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ jobs:
           nginx-crt: ${{ contains(matrix.images.image, 'nap') && secrets.NGINX_AP_CRT || secrets.NGINX_CRT }}
           nginx-key: ${{ contains(matrix.images.image, 'nap') && secrets.NGINX_AP_KEY || secrets.NGINX_KEY }}
           azure-ad-secret: ${{ secrets.AZURE_AD_AUTOMATION }}
+          go-md5: ${{ needs.checks.outputs.go_code_md5 }}
 
       - name: Upload Test Results
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@c7d193f32edcb7bfad88892161225aeda64e9392 # v4.0.0
@@ -383,7 +384,7 @@ jobs:
     with:
       platforms: ${{ matrix.platforms }}
       image: ${{ matrix.image }}
-      go_md5: ${{ needs.checks.outputs.go_code_md5 }}
+      go-md5: ${{ needs.checks.outputs.go_code_md5 }}
     permissions:
       contents: read
       actions: read
@@ -410,7 +411,7 @@ jobs:
       platforms: ${{ matrix.platforms }}
       image: ${{ matrix.image }}
       target: ${{ matrix.target }}
-      go_md5: ${{ needs.checks.outputs.go_code_md5 }}
+      go-md5: ${{ needs.checks.outputs.go_code_md5 }}
       release-url: ${{ needs.release-notes.outputs.release-url }}
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ jobs:
       platforms: ${{ matrix.platforms }}
       image: ${{ matrix.image }}
       target: ${{ matrix.target }}
-      go_md5: ${{ needs.checks.outputs.go_code_md5 }}
+      go-md5: ${{ needs.checks.outputs.go_code_md5 }}
       nap_modules: ${{ matrix.nap_modules }}
       release-url: ${{ needs.release-notes.outputs.release-url }}
     permissions: