diff --git a/.github/workflows/shellcheck.yaml b/.github/workflows/shellcheck.yaml
index e212cf93fc2e..1cb76723aa37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shellcheck.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shellcheck.yaml
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ jobs:
           SHELLCHECK_OPTS: -x -e SC2059 -e SC2086
         with:
           scandir: '.github/workflows/scripts'
+          severity: warning
       - name: shellcheck buildscripts
         uses: ludeeus/action-shellcheck@master
         env:
           SHELLCHECK_OPTS: -x -e SC2059 -e SC2086
         with:
           scandir: 'internal/buildscripts'
+          severity: warning
diff --git a/internal/buildscripts/packaging/fpm/deb/build.sh b/internal/buildscripts/packaging/fpm/deb/build.sh
index c27429cc17a0..b07fff55ea2e 100755
--- a/internal/buildscripts/packaging/fpm/deb/build.sh
+++ b/internal/buildscripts/packaging/fpm/deb/build.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ARCH="${2:-"amd64"}"
 OUTPUT_DIR="${3:-"$REPO_DIR/dist/"}"
 OTELCONTRIBCOL_PATH="$REPO_DIR/bin/otelcontribcol_linux_$ARCH"
 
-."$SCRIPT_DIR"/../common.sh
+. "$SCRIPT_DIR"/../common.sh
 
 if [[ -z "$VERSION" ]]; then
     latest_tag="$( git describe --abbrev=0 --match v[0-9]* )"
diff --git a/internal/buildscripts/packaging/fpm/rpm/build.sh b/internal/buildscripts/packaging/fpm/rpm/build.sh
index 10ce9f18a916..4b2d072c62cb 100755
--- a/internal/buildscripts/packaging/fpm/rpm/build.sh
+++ b/internal/buildscripts/packaging/fpm/rpm/build.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ARCH="${2:-"amd64"}"
 OUTPUT_DIR="${3:-"$REPO_DIR/dist/"}"
 OTELCONTRIBCOL_PATH="$REPO_DIR/bin/otelcontribcol_linux_$ARCH"
 
-."$SCRIPT_DIR"/../common.sh
+. "$SCRIPT_DIR"/../common.sh
 
 if [[ -z "$VERSION" ]]; then
     latest_tag="$( git describe --abbrev=0 --match v[0-9]* )"