diff --git a/.github/workflows/___build_variants.yml b/.github/workflows/___build_variants.yml
index f594d05..c8bbba0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/___build_variants.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/___build_variants.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: false
         default: "types"
-      types:
-        type: string
-        required: true
-      image_variants:
+      matrix_include:
         type: string
         required: true
       runs-on:
@@ -36,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 3
       matrix:
-        include: ${{ fromJson(inputs.image_variants) }}
+        include: ${{ fromJson(inputs.matrix_include) }}
     steps:
       - name: test
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/__generate_image_variants.yml b/.github/workflows/__generate_image_variants.yml
index 8b89a3c..34f647a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/__generate_image_variants.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/__generate_image_variants.yml
@@ -12,23 +12,34 @@ on:
         value: ${{ jobs.variants.outputs.values }}
 
 jobs:
+  yq:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - env:
+          VALUE: |
+            - variant: ""
+              configure_append: ""
+              optimize_options_c_cpp: "-O2"
+              optimize_options_ld: "-O1"
+            - variant: "-debug"
+              configure_append: "--enable-debug"
+              optimize_options_c_cpp: "-O0"
+              optimize_options_ld: "-O0"
+            - variant: "-opt"
+              configure_append: ""
+              optimize_options_c_cpp: "-O3"
+              optimize_options_ld: "-O2"
+        id: yq
+        run: |
+          echo values="${VALUE}" | yq -o=json >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    outputs:
+      values: ${{ steps.yq.outputs.values }}
   mixin:
+    needs: yq
     uses: ./.github/workflows/_mixin_values.yml
     with:
-      base_json: ${{ inputs.php_versions_json }}
-      mixin_yaml: |
-        - variant: ""
-          configure_append: ""
-          optimize_options_c_cpp: "-O2"
-          optimize_options_ld: "-O1"
-        - variant: "-debug"
-          configure_append: "--enable-debug"
-          optimize_options_c_cpp: "-O0"
-          optimize_options_ld: "-O0"
-        - variant: "-opt"
-          configure_append: ""
-          optimize_options_c_cpp: "-O3"
-          optimize_options_ld: "-O2"
+      base: ${{ inputs.php_versions_json }}
+      join: ${{ needs.yq.outputs.values }}
   variants:
     needs: mixin
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_mixin_values.yml b/.github/workflows/_mixin_values.yml
index b448a11..e119df8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_mixin_values.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_mixin_values.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ name: _Mixin values
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
-      base_json:
+      base:
         type: string
         required: true
-      mixin_yaml:
+      join:
         type: string
         required: true
     outputs:
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - id: mixin
         env:
-          BASE: ${{ inputs.base_json }}
-          MIXIN: ${{ inputs.mixin_yaml }}
+          BASE: ${{ inputs.base }}
+          JOIN: ${{ inputs.join }}
         run: |
           echo "${BASE}" > "base.json"
-          echo "${MIXIN}" | yq -o=json > "mixin.json"
-          echo values=$(jq --argjson "mixin" "$(cat "mixin.json")" '[.[] | $mixin[] as $y | . + $y]' "base.json") >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "${MIXIN}" > "join.json"
+          echo values=$(jq --argjson "mixin" "$(cat "join.json")" '[.[] | $mixin[] as $y | . + $y]' "base.json") >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
     outputs:
       values: ${{ steps.mixin.outputs.values }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily.yml b/.github/workflows/daily.yml
index 5f88b29..445776b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily.yml
@@ -36,10 +36,15 @@ jobs:
           echo values=$(ls "types" | jq -R -s -c 'split("\n")[:-1]') >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
     outputs:
       values: ${{ steps.determine_types.outputs.values }}
+  mixin_types:
+    needs: ["determine_php_versions", "determine_types"]
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/_mixin_values.yml
+    with:
+      base: ${{ needs.determine_php_versions.outputs.values }}
+      join: ${{ needs.determine_types.outputs.values }}
   build_variants:
-    needs: ["determine_types", "generate_image_variants"]
+    needs: mixin_types
     uses: ./.github/workflows/___build_variants.yml
     with:
-      types: ${{ needs.determine_types.outputs.values }}
-      image_variants: ${{ needs.generate_image_variants.outputs.values }}
+      matrix_include: ${{ needs.mixin_types.outputs.values }}
       enable_minor: true