diff --git a/.github/workflows/_update-self-references.yml b/.github/workflows/_update-self-references.yml
index d3e87b9..9461e02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_update-self-references.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_update-self-references.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           find: 'EXERCISE_TOOLKIT_REF: [^\s]+'
           replace: "EXERCISE_TOOLKIT_REF: ${{ github.sha }}"
           include: ".github/workflows/*.yml"
+          exclude: ".github/workflows/_*.yml"
           regex: true
 
       - name: Create Pull Request
@@ -46,9 +47,11 @@ jobs:
             *This PR was automatically created by the `update-self-references` workflow.*
           branch: update-self-refs
           delete-branch: true
+          add-paths: |
+            .github/workflows/*.yml
           draft: false
-          reviewers: |
-            FidelusAleksander
+          # reviewers: |
+          #   FidelusAleksander
           labels: |
             skip-release-notes
             maintenance
diff --git a/.github/workflows/finish-exercise.yml b/.github/workflows/finish-exercise.yml
index 693467e..6806a94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/finish-exercise.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/finish-exercise.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ permissions:
   issues: write
 
 env:
-  EXERCISE_TOOLKIT_REF: v0.5.0
+  EXERCISE_TOOLKIT_REF: 2c9c423a07881c52ea2fdc6e1802a17fa8aa9e12
 
 jobs:
   update_readme:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/start-exercise.yml b/.github/workflows/start-exercise.yml
index 2f20003..78f1f5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/start-exercise.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/start-exercise.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ permissions:
   issues: write # Create issue
 
 env:
-  EXERCISE_TOOLKIT_REF: v0.5.0
+  EXERCISE_TOOLKIT_REF: 2c9c423a07881c52ea2fdc6e1802a17fa8aa9e12
 
 jobs:
   disable_workflows: