diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade-dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/upgrade-dependencies.yml
index 0b8525a678..3bdb4f599d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade-dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade-dependencies.yml
@@ -27,16 +27,11 @@ jobs:
           cd ${{ matrix.package }}
           pip-compile --upgrade -o requirements/${{ matrix.os }}_py${{ matrix.python-version }}.txt
           pip-compile --upgrade --all-extras -o requirements/${{ matrix.os }}_py${{ matrix.python-version }}_extras.txt
-      - name: Detect changes on windows
-        id: changes_windows
-        if: ${{ matrix.os }} == "windows-latest"
-        run: echo "count=$(git status --porcelain=v1 2>nul | wc -l)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - name: Detect changes on other OSs
+      - name: Detect changes
         id: changes
-        if: ${{ matrix.os }} != "windows-latest"
-        run: echo "count=$(git status --porcelain=v1 2>/dev/null | wc -l)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: echo "count=$(git diff-index --quiet HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: commit & push changes
-        if: steps.changes.outputs.count > 0 || steps.changes_windows.outputs.count > 0
+        if: steps.changes.outputs.count > 0
         run: |
           git config user.name github-actions
           git config user.email github-actions@github.com