diff --git a/.github/actions/createOrUpdateStagingDeploy/index.js b/.github/actions/createOrUpdateStagingDeploy/index.js
index 8483d44a0ac2..613ccb0401cb 100644
--- a/.github/actions/createOrUpdateStagingDeploy/index.js
+++ b/.github/actions/createOrUpdateStagingDeploy/index.js
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ const {execSync} = __nccwpck_require__(3129);
  * @returns {Object<{commit: String, subject: String}>}
  */
 function getMergeLogsAsJSON(fromRef, toRef) {
-    const command = `git log --format='{"commit": "%H", "subject": "%s"},' ${fromRef}^...${toRef}`;
+    const command = `git log --format='{"commit": "%H", "subject": "%s"},' ${fromRef}...${toRef}`;
     console.log('Getting pull requests merged between the following refs:', fromRef, toRef);
     console.log('Running command: ', command);
     const result = execSync(command).toString().trim();
diff --git a/.github/actions/getDeployPullRequestList/index.js b/.github/actions/getDeployPullRequestList/index.js
index 7e2880c8f1c6..0832734cc5cd 100644
--- a/.github/actions/getDeployPullRequestList/index.js
+++ b/.github/actions/getDeployPullRequestList/index.js
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ const {execSync} = __nccwpck_require__(3129);
  * @returns {Object<{commit: String, subject: String}>}
  */
 function getMergeLogsAsJSON(fromRef, toRef) {
-    const command = `git log --format='{"commit": "%H", "subject": "%s"},' ${fromRef}^...${toRef}`;
+    const command = `git log --format='{"commit": "%H", "subject": "%s"},' ${fromRef}...${toRef}`;
     console.log('Getting pull requests merged between the following refs:', fromRef, toRef);
     console.log('Running command: ', command);
     const result = execSync(command).toString().trim();
diff --git a/.github/libs/GitUtils.js b/.github/libs/GitUtils.js
index 73377ad61b38..7ecf06d3a840 100644
--- a/.github/libs/GitUtils.js
+++ b/.github/libs/GitUtils.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const {execSync} = require('child_process');
  * @returns {Object<{commit: String, subject: String}>}
  */
 function getMergeLogsAsJSON(fromRef, toRef) {
-    const command = `git log --format='{"commit": "%H", "subject": "%s"},' ${fromRef}^...${toRef}`;
+    const command = `git log --format='{"commit": "%H", "subject": "%s"},' ${fromRef}...${toRef}`;
     console.log('Getting pull requests merged between the following refs:', fromRef, toRef);
     console.log('Running command: ', command);
     const result = execSync(command).toString().trim();
diff --git a/tests/unit/getPullRequestsMergedBetweenTest.sh b/tests/unit/getPullRequestsMergedBetweenTest.sh
index a8f9daa612d8..f6622b226f17 100755
--- a/tests/unit/getPullRequestsMergedBetweenTest.sh
+++ b/tests/unit/getPullRequestsMergedBetweenTest.sh
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ git tag "$(print_version)"
 git checkout main
 success "Created new tag $(print_version)"
 
-# Verify output
+# Verify output for checklist and deploy comment
 info "Checking output of getPullRequestsMergedBetween 1.0.1 1.0.2"
 output=$(node "$getPullRequestsMergedBetween" '1.0.1' '1.0.2')
 assert_equal "$output" "[ '1' ]"
@@ -165,11 +165,16 @@ git checkout staging
 git tag "$(print_version)"
 success "Successfully created tag $(print_version)"
 
-# Verify output
+# Verify output for checklist
 info "Checking output of getPullRequestsMergedBetween 1.0.1 1.1.0"
 output=$(node "$getPullRequestsMergedBetween" '1.0.1' '1.1.0')
 assert_equal "$output" "[ '1' ]"
 
+# Verify output for deploy comment
+info "Checking output of getPullRequestsMergedBetween 1.0.2 1.1.0"
+output=$(node "$getPullRequestsMergedBetween" '1.0.2' '1.1.0')
+assert_equal "$output" "[]"
+
 success "Scenario #2 completed successfully!"
 
 
@@ -234,11 +239,16 @@ git checkout staging
 git tag "$(print_version)"
 success "Created tag $(print_version)"
 
-# Verify output
+# Verify output for checklist
 info "Checking output of getPullRequestsMergedBetween 1.0.1 1.1.1"
 output=$(node "$getPullRequestsMergedBetween" '1.0.1' '1.1.1')
 assert_equal "$output" "[ '9', '7', '1' ]"
 
+# Verify output for deploy comment
+info "Checking output of getPullRequestsMergedBetween 1.1.0 1.1.1"
+output=$(node "$getPullRequestsMergedBetween" '1.1.0' '1.1.1')
+assert_equal "$output" "[ '9', '7' ]"
+
 success "Scenario #4 completed successfully!"
 
 
@@ -255,6 +265,7 @@ info "Merged PR #10 into production"
 git branch -d update-production-from-staging
 success "Updated production from staging!"
 
+# Verify output for release body and production deploy comments
 info "Checking output of getPullRequestsMergedBetween 1.0.1 1.1.1"
 output=$(node "$getPullRequestsMergedBetween" '1.0.1' '1.1.1')
 assert_equal "$output" "[ '9', '7', '1' ]"
@@ -290,9 +301,10 @@ git checkout staging
 git tag "$(print_version)"
 success "Successfully tagged version $(print_version) on staging"
 
+# Verify output for new checklist and staging deploy comments
 info "Checking output of getPullRequestsMergedBetween 1.1.1 1.1.2"
 output=$(node "$getPullRequestsMergedBetween" '1.1.1' '1.1.2')
-assert_equal "$output" "[ '9', '6' ]"
+assert_equal "$output" "[ '6' ]"
 
 success "Scenario #5B completed successfully!"
 
@@ -338,9 +350,15 @@ git checkout staging
 git tag "$(print_version)"
 success "Successfully tagged version $(print_version) on staging"
 
+# Verify output for checklist
 info "Checking output of getPullRequestsMergedBetween 1.1.1 1.1.3"
 output=$(node "$getPullRequestsMergedBetween" '1.1.1' '1.1.3')
-assert_equal "$output" "[ '13', '9', '6' ]"
+assert_equal "$output" "[ '13', '6' ]"
+
+# Verify output for deploy comment
+info "Checking output of getPullRequestsMergedBetween 1.1.2 1.1.3"
+output=$(node "$getPullRequestsMergedBetween" '1.1.2' '1.1.3')
+assert_equal "$output" "[ '13' ]"
 
 success "Scenario #6 completed successfully!"