diff --git a/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-build.yml b/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-build.yml
index 0702ce93e0aab..6221afd481938 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-build.yml
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ on:
         description: 'Artifacts retention period'
         type: string
         default: 3
-      ref:
-        type: string
-        required: false
 
     outputs:
       build_conclusion:
@@ -146,7 +143,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         sparse-checkout: |
           devops/actions
-        ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.sha }}
     # Cleanup will be run after all actions are completed.
     - name: Register cleanup after job is finished
       uses: ./devops/actions/cleanup
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-precommit.yml b/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-precommit.yml
index a36e8cc118adb..90bd23eafb1b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-precommit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-precommit.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ on:
     - '.github/workflows/sycl-windows-*.yml'
     - '.github/workflows/sycl-macos-*.yml'
     - '.github/workflows/sycl-nightly.yml'
+    - '.github/workflows/sycl-rel-nightly.yml'
     - 'devops/containers/**'
     - 'devops/actions/build_container/**'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sycl-rel-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/sycl-rel-nightly.yml
index ebd61e87756c3..96c691451965b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sycl-rel-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sycl-rel-nightly.yml
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       build_cache_root: "/__w/"
-      build_artifact_suffix: v6
+      build_artifact_suffix: default
       build_configure_extra_args: '--hip --cuda'
       merge_ref: ''
-      ref: sycl-rel-6_0_0
+      build_ref: sycl-rel-6_0_0
 
       # We upload the build for people to download/use, override its name and
       # prefer widespread gzip compression.
@@ -118,10 +118,12 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.repository == 'intel/llvm' && needs.check_for_new_commits.outputs.is_new_commit != 'false' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/sycl-windows-build.yml
     with:
+      merge_ref: ''
+      build_ref: sycl-rel-6_0_0
+
       # We upload both Linux/Windows build via Github's "Releases"
       # functionality, make sure Linux/Windows names follow the same pattern.
       artifact_archive_name: sycl_windows.tar.gz
-      build_ref: sycl-rel-6_0_0
 
   e2e-win:
     needs: build-win
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sycl-windows-build.yml b/.github/workflows/sycl-windows-build.yml
index 23fc3291e2fc8..f7e13df7a97c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sycl-windows-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sycl-windows-build.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ on:
         description: 'Filter matches for the changed files in the PR'
         default: '[llvm, clang, sycl, llvm_spirv, xptifw, libclc, libdevice]'
         required: false
+      merge_ref:
+        description: |
+          Commit-ish to merge post-checkout if non-empty. Must be reachable from
+          the default_branch input paramter.
+        type: string
+        default: 'FETCH_HEAD'
       artifact_archive_name:
         type: string
         default: llvm_sycl.tar.gz
@@ -100,6 +106,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         path: src
         ref: ${{ inputs.build_ref || github.sha }}
+        merge_ref: ${{ inputs.merge_ref }}
         cache_path: "D:\\\\github\\\\_work\\\\repo_cache\\\\"
     - name: Configure
       shell: cmd
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sycl-windows-precommit.yml b/.github/workflows/sycl-windows-precommit.yml
index a82c2b7814d75..b43eb21878621 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sycl-windows-precommit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sycl-windows-precommit.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ on:
     - '.github/workflows/sycl-precommit-aws.yml'
     - '.github/workflows/sycl-macos-*.yml'
     - '.github/workflows/sycl-nightly.yml'
+    - '.github/workflows/sycl-rel-nightly.yml'
     - 'devops/containers/**'
     - 'devops/actions/build_container/**'