diff --git a/.github/PklProject b/.github/PklProject
index e9d0ce2e2..7fb0c244b 100644
--- a/.github/PklProject
+++ b/.github/PklProject
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ amends "pkl:Project"
 
 dependencies {
   ["pkl.impl.ghactions"] {
-    uri = "package://pkg.pkl-lang.org/pkl-project-commons/pkl.impl.ghactions@1.8.0"
+    uri = "package://pkg.pkl-lang.org/pkl-project-commons/pkl.impl.ghactions@1.8.1"
   }
   ["gha"] {
     uri = "package://pkg.pkl-lang.org/pkl-pantry/com.github.actions@1.4.0"
diff --git a/.github/PklProject.deps.json b/.github/PklProject.deps.json
index 0211d9f54..cf53037bf 100644
--- a/.github/PklProject.deps.json
+++ b/.github/PklProject.deps.json
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
     },
     "package://pkg.pkl-lang.org/pkl-project-commons/pkl.impl.ghactions@1": {
       "type": "remote",
-      "uri": "projectpackage://pkg.pkl-lang.org/pkl-project-commons/pkl.impl.ghactions@1.8.0",
+      "uri": "projectpackage://pkg.pkl-lang.org/pkl-project-commons/pkl.impl.ghactions@1.8.1",
       "checksums": {
-        "sha256": "04a5da66418b3be277476b13c2c34cd5538d9bcd11de054ba1d3116d21f95b30"
+        "sha256": "476cd931de6868b3f5e088ac741261d7beb9f4de3305564675510fd74ffb83f3"
       }
     },
     "package://pkg.pkl-lang.org/pkl-pantry/pkl.experimental.deepToTyped@1": {
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prb.yml b/.github/workflows/prb.yml
index 26e01240b..b101867cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prb.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prb.yml
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ jobs:
         path: '**/build/reports/tests/**/*'
         if-no-files-found: ignore
   verdict:
-    if: '!cancelled() && !failure()'
+    if: always()
     needs:
     - check-pkl-github-actions
     - gradle-check
@@ -844,7 +844,11 @@ jobs:
     - pkl-doc-windows-amd64-snapshot
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - run: 'true'
+    - name: Failure verdict
+      if: contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled')
+      run: |-
+        echo "Some of the required jobs are either failing or were cancelled"
+        exit 1
   upload-event-file:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: