diff --git a/.github/workflows/all_checks_pass.yml b/.github/workflows/all_checks_pass.yml
index 0196521a1e..536c70a5e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/all_checks_pass.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/all_checks_pass.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ jobs:
           delay: 10
           retries: 20
           polling_interval: 3
-          # These jobs are:
-          #   - set in branch protection rules
-          #   - not required
-          #   - expected to fail until an action is taken (like a review)
-          checks_exclude: 'require-checklist'
+          # Everything other than `require-checklist`
+          # Explicitly require `dd-gitlab/finished` to ensure we block until all GitLab jobs have finished
+          checks_include: '(?!require-checklist),dd-gitlab/finished'