diff --git a/update-gitops-status.sh b/update-gitops-status.sh
index 5daf927..a7a8ffb 100644
--- a/update-gitops-status.sh
+++ b/update-gitops-status.sh
@@ -72,8 +72,23 @@ if [ "$MODE" = "post-deploy" ]; then
   
   # Check what files changed in the last commit in files/ directory
   if command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1 && [ -d .git ]; then
-    # Get list of changed files in files/ directory from last commit
-    CHANGED_FILE_PATHS=$(git diff-tree --no-commit-id --name-only -r HEAD -- files/ 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+    # Try multiple methods to detect changed files (Woodpecker might do shallow clone)
+    
+    # Method 1: Use git show to see files in HEAD commit
+    CHANGED_FILE_PATHS=$(git show --name-only --pretty="" HEAD -- files/ 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+    
+    # Method 2: If method 1 fails, try diff with parent (if it exists)
+    if [ -z "$CHANGED_FILE_PATHS" ]; then
+      CHANGED_FILE_PATHS=$(git diff --name-only HEAD~1 HEAD -- files/ 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+    fi
+    
+    # Method 3: If still nothing, check Woodpecker CI environment variables
+    if [ -z "$CHANGED_FILE_PATHS" ] && [ -n "${CI_COMMIT_CHANGED_FILES:-}" ]; then
+      # Filter CI_COMMIT_CHANGED_FILES to only files/ directory
+      CHANGED_FILE_PATHS=$(echo "$CI_COMMIT_CHANGED_FILES" | tr ' ' '\n' | grep '^files/' || echo "")
+    fi
+    
+    echo "  DEBUG: Git detection method results: '$CHANGED_FILE_PATHS'"
     
     if [ -n "$CHANGED_FILE_PATHS" ]; then
       echo "  Files changed in last commit:"