diff --git a/.github/scripts/README.md b/.github/scripts/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index d161edd..0000000
--- a/.github/scripts/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Scripts
-
-Bash scripts invoked by GitHub workflows
diff --git a/.github/scripts/codeql.sh b/.github/scripts/codeql.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 3873106..0000000
--- a/.github/scripts/codeql.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -eo pipefail
diff --git a/.github/scripts/govulncheck.sh b/.github/scripts/govulncheck.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 3873106..0000000
--- a/.github/scripts/govulncheck.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -eo pipefail
diff --git a/.github/scripts/mend.sh b/.github/scripts/mend.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 3873106..0000000
--- a/.github/scripts/mend.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -eo pipefail
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mend.yml b/.github/workflows/mend.yml
index e612f99..e375b1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mend.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
 
 jobs:
   scan:
@@ -74,7 +77,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check if report is generated
         if: success() || steps.scan.conclusion == 'failure'
         id: report
-        shell: bash
         run: |
           echo "mend-report-file=$(find whitesource -type f -name "${PROJECT_NAME}*scan_report.json" | head -n 1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           cat $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -102,4 +104,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Final scan result
         if: ${{ steps.scan.outcome == 'success' }} 
         run: |          
-          exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
+          exit 0