diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-check.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-check.yml
index 2c554ab1f1..3c4198dcb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-check.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Dependency Check
     env:
-      V0_PATTERN: 'v0\.0\.0-[0-9]{14}-[0-9a-f]{7,}$'
-      RELEASE_PATTERN: 'v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(\+incompatible)?$'
+      V0_PATTERN: 'v0\.0\.0-[0-9]{14}-[0-9a-f]{7,}(\s*(\/\/.*)?)?$'
+      RELEASE_PATTERN: 'v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(\+incompatible)?(\s*(\/\/.*)?)?$'
       IGNORE_PATTERN: 'dependency-check-ignore:\s'
 
     steps:
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           DEPENDENCIES: ${{ steps.all.outputs.dependencies }}
         run: |
           echo "dependencies<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          # Strip '// indirect' so we all dependencies the same
-          sed 's/\/\/\s*indirect//' <<< "$DEPENDENCIES" | grep -Pv "$V0_PATTERN|$RELEASE_PATTERN" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          grep -Pv "$V0_PATTERN|$RELEASE_PATTERN" <<< "$DEPENDENCIES" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Extract unexplained dependencies
@@ -53,10 +52,9 @@ jobs:
         id: v0check
         run: |
           echo "tagged<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          # Only check direct dependencies - exclude indirect ones entirely
-          grep -P "$V0_PATTERN" go.mod | grep -Pv "$IGNORE_PATTERN" | grep -Pv "\/\/\s*indirect/" | while read -r line; do
+          grep -P "$V0_PATTERN" go.mod | grep -Pv "$IGNORE_PATTERN" | while read -r line; do
             dep=$(echo "$line" | cut -d' ' -f1)
-            if [ ! -z "$(go list -m -versions $dep 2>/dev/null | awk 'NF>1')" ]; then
+            if [ ! -z "$(go list -m -versions $dep 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
               echo "$dep"
             fi
           done | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT