diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/_checks.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/checks.yml
rename to .github/workflows/_checks.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ansible.yml b/.github/workflows/ansible.yml
index 7f6a5ece2..a6a92c344 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ansible.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ansible.yml
@@ -3,16 +3,8 @@ name: ansible
 on: [pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
 jobs:
-  prejob:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/set-output-workflow.yml
-    with:
-      workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
-    secrets:
-      _WORKFLOW: ${{ secrets._CURRENT_TOOL }}
-
   alpine-gnu:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-alpine.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
@@ -20,8 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       version: 3.18.0
 
   ubuntu-docker:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-docker.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bsdtar.yml b/.github/workflows/bsdtar.yml
index 349a75641..c6b0e1308 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bsdtar.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bsdtar.yml
@@ -3,30 +3,21 @@ name: bsdtar
 on: [pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
 jobs:
-  prejob:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/set-output-workflow.yml
-    with:
-      workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
-    secrets:
-      _WORKFLOW: ${{ secrets._CURRENT_TOOL }}
-
   alpine-musl:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-alpine.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
 
   windows-mingw:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
 
   test-alpine:
     needs: alpine-musl
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-alpine.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
@@ -34,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test-ubuntu:
     needs: alpine-musl
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-ubuntu.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
@@ -42,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test-windows:
     needs: windows-mingw
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-windows.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/busybox.yml b/.github/workflows/busybox.yml
index 0c8549a0e..6b0146d3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/busybox.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/busybox.yml
@@ -3,23 +3,14 @@ name: busybox
 on: [pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
 jobs:
-  prejob:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/set-output-workflow.yml
-    with:
-      workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
-    secrets:
-      _WORKFLOW: ${{ secrets._CURRENT_TOOL }}
-
   alpine-musl:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-alpine.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
 
   alpine-mingw:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-alpine.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
@@ -27,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test-alpine:
     needs: alpine-musl
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-alpine.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
@@ -35,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test-ubuntu:
     needs: alpine-musl
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-ubuntu.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
@@ -43,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test-windows:
     needs: alpine-mingw
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-windows.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/far2l.yml b/.github/workflows/far2l.yml
index c8f950fdb..07e64e9d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/far2l.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/far2l.yml
@@ -3,31 +3,21 @@ name: far2l
 on: [pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
 jobs:
-  prejob:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/set-output-workflow.yml
-    with:
-      workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
-    secrets:
-      _WORKFLOW: ${{ secrets._CURRENT_TOOL }}
-
   alpine-musl:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-alpine.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
 
   ubuntu-glibc:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-ubuntu.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
       version: 18.04
 
   ubuntu-glibc-p:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-ubuntu.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mypy.yml b/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
index cbce4645c..d11087160 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
@@ -3,30 +3,20 @@ name: mypy
 on: [pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
 jobs:
-  prejob:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/set-output-workflow.yml
-    with:
-      workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
-    secrets:
-      _WORKFLOW: ${{ secrets._CURRENT_TOOL }}
-
   alpine-musl:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-alpine.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
 
   ubuntu-gnu:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-ubuntu.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
 
   windows-msvc:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openssl.yml b/.github/workflows/openssl.yml
index 0771d96b3..87a7c3309 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openssl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openssl.yml
@@ -7,21 +7,8 @@ env:
   IMAGE_NAME: mcr.microsoft.com/windows/nanoserver:ltsc2022-amd64
 
 jobs:
-  prejob:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: release
-    outputs:
-      tool: ${{ steps.setvar.outputs.envvar }}
-    steps:
-      - id: setvar
-        run: |
-          echo ${{ secrets._CURRENT_TOOL }} > CI_ENV
-          echo "::set-output name=envvar::$(sed -e 's/^_//' CI_ENV)"
-      - run: echo CURRENT_TOOL '${{ steps.setvar.outputs.envvar }}'
-
   openssl-alpine-musl:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.tool=='openssl' }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: alpine:3.15.0
     steps:
@@ -39,8 +26,7 @@ jobs:
             ./openssl/release/_musl.tar.gz
 
   openssl-alpine-mingw:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.tool=='openssl' }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: alpine:3.15.0
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pcre2grep.yml b/.github/workflows/pcre2grep.yml
index d05981bbb..3670d35e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pcre2grep.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pcre2grep.yml
@@ -3,23 +3,14 @@ name: pcre2grep
 on: [pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
 jobs:
-  prejob:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/set-output-workflow.yml
-    with:
-      workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
-    secrets:
-      _WORKFLOW: ${{ secrets._CURRENT_TOOL }}
-
   alpine-musl:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-alpine.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
 
   windows-msvc:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg_dump.yml b/.github/workflows/pg_dump.yml
index 79d405c0a..db78e6315 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg_dump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg_dump.yml
@@ -3,23 +3,14 @@ name: pg_dump
 on: [pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
 jobs:
-  prejob:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/set-output-workflow.yml
-    with:
-      workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
-    secrets:
-      _WORKFLOW: ${{ secrets._CURRENT_TOOL }}
-
   alpine-musl:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-alpine.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
 
   alpine-mingw:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-alpine.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
@@ -27,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
   alpine-musl-test:
     needs: alpine-musl
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-alpine.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
@@ -35,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
 
   ubuntu-glibc-test:
     needs: alpine-musl
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-ubuntu.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
@@ -43,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
 
   windows-mingw-test:
     needs: alpine-mingw
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-windows.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/playwright.yml b/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
index 085d9a9e6..eca4221f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
@@ -4,24 +4,15 @@ name: playwright
 on: [pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
 jobs:
-  prejob:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/set-output-workflow.yml
-    with:
-      workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
-    secrets:
-      _WORKFLOW: ${{ secrets._CURRENT_TOOL }}
-
   ubuntu-gnu:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-ubuntu.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
       toolset: gnu
 
   windows-msvc:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/poetry.yml b/.github/workflows/poetry.yml
index 5fd6f51d2..8d9d1a58c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/poetry.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/poetry.yml
@@ -3,23 +3,14 @@ name: poetry
 on: [pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
 jobs:
-  prejob:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/set-output-workflow.yml
-    with:
-      workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
-    secrets:
-      _WORKFLOW: ${{ secrets._CURRENT_TOOL }}
-
   ubuntu-gnu:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-ubuntu.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
 
   windows-msvc:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
index e1c142bfd..44bd9daff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
@@ -3,23 +3,14 @@ name: pylint
 on: [pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
 jobs:
-  prejob:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/set-output-workflow.yml
-    with:
-      workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
-    secrets:
-      _WORKFLOW: ${{ secrets._CURRENT_TOOL }}
-
   ubuntu-gnu:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-ubuntu.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
 
   windows-msvc:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yml b/.github/workflows/python.yml
index 88c022c17..48c31db3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yml
@@ -4,31 +4,21 @@ name: python
 on: [pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
 jobs:
-  prejob:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/set-output-workflow.yml
-    with:
-      workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
-    secrets:
-      _WORKFLOW: ${{ secrets._CURRENT_TOOL }}
-
   alpine-musl:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-alpine.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
 
   alpine-gnu:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-alpine.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
       toolset: gnu
 
   windows-msvc:
-    needs: prejob
-    if: ${{ needs.prejob.outputs.workflow == github.workflow }}
+    if: ${{ vars.CURRENT_TOOL == github.workflow }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
     with:
       workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/set-output-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/set-output-workflow.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ffde1e7b..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/set-output-workflow.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-on:
-  workflow_call:
-    inputs:
-      workflow:
-        required: true
-        type: string
-    secrets:
-      _WORKFLOW:
-        required: true
-    outputs:
-      workflow:
-        value: ${{ jobs.set-output.outputs.workflow }}
-
-jobs:
-  set-output:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: release
-    outputs:
-      workflow: ${{ steps.setvar.outputs.envvar }}
-    steps:
-      - id: setvar
-        run: |
-          echo ${{ secrets._WORKFLOW }} > CI_ENV
-          echo "::set-output name=envvar::$(sed -e 's/^_//' CI_ENV)"
-      - run: echo "workflow:" '${{ inputs.workflow }}', "OUTPUT_WORKFLOW:" '${{ steps.setvar.outputs.envvar }}'