diff --git a/.github/actions/pana/action.yml b/.github/actions/pana/action.yml
index 2fa3bee4..7de52eec 100644
--- a/.github/actions/pana/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/pana/action.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
+    # Pana resolves the package on its own, so a dependency on a sibling package would come from pub.dev and miss
+    # the changes in this checkout. Point it at the sibling's directory instead.
+    - name: Resolve Sibling Packages From The Checkout
+      uses: mikefarah/yq@v4
+      with:
+        cmd: |
+          yq eval '(.dependencies | select(has("stream_core")) | .stream_core) = {"path": "../stream_core"}' -i packages/stream_core_flutter/pubspec.yaml
+
     - name: Install Flutter
       uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
       with:
@@ -37,7 +45,7 @@ runs:
       working-directory: ${{ inputs.working_directory }}
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        PANA=$(pana . --no-warning); PANA_SCORE=$(echo $PANA | sed -n "s/.*Points: \([0-9]*\)\/\([0-9]*\)./\1\/\2/p")
+        PANA=$(pana . --no-warning --project-root "${{ github.workspace }}"); PANA_SCORE=$(echo $PANA | sed -n "s/.*Points: \([0-9]*\)\/\([0-9]*\)./\1\/\2/p")
         echo "Score: $PANA_SCORE"
         IFS='/'; read -a SCORE_ARR <<< "$PANA_SCORE"; SCORE=SCORE_ARR[0];
         if (( $SCORE < ${{inputs.min_score}} )); then echo "The minimum score of ${{inputs.min_score}} was not met!"; exit 1; fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/legacy_version_analyze.yml b/.github/workflows/legacy_version_analyze.yml
index 76940ddf..f742bb11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/legacy_version_analyze.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/legacy_version_analyze.yml
@@ -10,16 +10,10 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - develop
-    paths:
-      - "packages/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/legacy_version_analyze.yml"
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
       - develop
-    paths:
-      - "packages/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/legacy_version_analyze.yml"
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
@@ -30,14 +24,39 @@ permissions:
   pull-requests: read
 
 jobs:
+  # Decides whether the analysis runs: on every push, and on a pull request
+  # that is not a draft and changes a package. A job skipped this way reports
+  # `success` to branch protection, while a workflow skipped by `on.paths`
+  # never reports and leaves a required check waiting forever. See
+  # https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/collaborating-on-repositories-with-code-quality-features/troubleshooting-required-status-checks
+  gate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      should_run: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || (steps.filter.outputs.packages == 'true' && github.event.pull_request.draft != true) }}
+    steps:
+      # paths-filter diffs against git history on push events, so it needs a
+      # checkout there. On pull requests it uses the API instead.
+      - name: "Git Checkout"
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: "Detect Path Changes"
+        uses: dorny/paths-filter@v4
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            packages:
+              - 'packages/**'
+              - '.github/workflows/legacy_version_analyze.yml'
+
   # Does a sanity check that packages at least pass analysis on the N-1
   # versions of Flutter stable if the package claims to support that version.
   # This is to minimize accidentally making changes that break old versions
   # (which we don't commit to supporting, but don't want to actively break)
   # without updating the constraints.
   analyze_legacy_version:
+    needs: gate
+    if: needs.gate.outputs.should_run == 'true'
     timeout-minutes: 15
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: "Git Checkout"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pana.yml b/.github/workflows/pana.yml
index 11890eb4..a7aa0a2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pana.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pana.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/pana
         with:
           working_directory: packages/stream_core_flutter
-          min_score: 120  # Missing 10 points for no license, 10 points for no example, and 20 points for static analysis issues.
+          min_score: 110  # Missing 10 points for no license, 10 points for no example, 20 points for static analysis issues (including the path dependency on stream_core that the pana action sets up), and 10 points for outdated dependencies (shimmer 4.0.0).
 
   stream_thumbnail:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest