diff --git a/.github/scripts/check_diff.py b/.github/scripts/check_diff.py
index 3129e946aa..f415db104e 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/check_diff.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/check_diff.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import glob
 import json
 import os
-import re
 import sys
 import tomllib
 from collections import defaultdict
@@ -86,6 +85,11 @@ def add_dependents(dirs_to_eval: Set[str], dependents: dict) -> List[str]:
 
 
 def _get_configs_for_single_dir(job: str, dir_: str) -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
+    if dir_ == "libs/core":
+        return [
+            {"working-directory": dir_, "python-version": f"3.{v}"}
+            for v in range(8, 13)
+        ]
     min_python = "3.8"
     max_python = "3.12"