diff --git a/.github/workflows/linters-readme.yml b/.github/workflows/linters-readme.yml
index 3bd5b2042a0e51..d8aca1140197a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linters-readme.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linters-readme.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,12 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_USER_TOKEN }}
       - name: Get modified README
         if: github.event_name != 'push'
-        run: curl -fsSLo README.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nodejs/node/$GITHUB_SHA/README.md"
+        run: |
+          echo "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nodejs/node/$SHA/README.md"
+          curl -fsSLo README.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nodejs/node/$SHA/README.md"
+          git --no-pager diff 
+        env:
+          SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.merge_commit_sha }}
       - run: tools/lint-readme-lists.mjs "$TEAMS"
         env:
           TEAMS: ${{ tojson(steps.team_members.outputs) }}