diff --git a/.github/actions/ci-filter/__tests__/ci-filter.test.ts b/.github/actions/ci-filter/__tests__/ci-filter.test.ts
index cfc3c17a3b2..a2845f9373f 100644
--- a/.github/actions/ci-filter/__tests__/ci-filter.test.ts
+++ b/.github/actions/ci-filter/__tests__/ci-filter.test.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ describe('parseFilters', () => {
 		assert.deepEqual(filters.get('non-python'), ['**', '!packages/@n8n/task-runner-python/**']);
 	});
 
+	it('parses YAML-list-style multi-line filter', () => {
+		const input = `db:
+  - packages/@n8n/db/**
+  - packages/cli/**`;
+		const filters = parseFilters(input);
+		assert.deepEqual(filters.get('db'), ['packages/@n8n/db/**', 'packages/cli/**']);
+	});
+
 	it('parses mixed single and multi-line', () => {
 		const input = `non-python:
   **
@@ -159,6 +167,13 @@ describe('evaluateFilter', () => {
 		assert.equal(evaluateFilter(files, patterns), true);
 	});
 
+	it('list-style parsed db filter matches db package changes', () => {
+		const filters = parseFilters(`db:
+  - packages/@n8n/db/**
+  - packages/cli/**`);
+		assert.equal(evaluateFilter(['packages/@n8n/db/src/index.ts'], filters.get('db') ?? []), true);
+	});
+
 	it('non-.github files with workflows filter returns false', () => {
 		const files = ['packages/cli/src/index.ts'];
 		const patterns = ['.github/**'];
diff --git a/.github/actions/ci-filter/ci-filter.mjs b/.github/actions/ci-filter/ci-filter.mjs
index d447078a936..1f9a20e034d 100644
--- a/.github/actions/ci-filter/ci-filter.mjs
+++ b/.github/actions/ci-filter/ci-filter.mjs
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ export function parseFilters(input) {
 
 		if (currentFilter && rawLine.match(/^\s/)) {
 			const patterns = filters.get(currentFilter);
-			if (patterns) patterns.push(line);
+			const pattern = line.startsWith('- ') ? line.slice(2).trim() : line;
+			if (patterns && pattern) patterns.push(pattern);
 			continue;
 		}