diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index b8fb74c3..ded1df3a 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ tasks:
 
   # Check if ClangFormat is installed and the expected version
   clang-format:check-installed:
+    run: when_changed
     vars:
       EXPECTED_CLANG_FORMAT_VERSION: "{{default .DEFAULT_CLANG_FORMAT_VERSION .CLANG_FORMAT_VERSION}}"
     cmds:
@@ -731,6 +732,7 @@ tasks:
   # Source: https://github.com/arduino/tooling-project-assets/blob/main/workflow-templates/assets/npm-task/Taskfile.yml
   npm:install-deps:
     desc: Install dependencies managed by npm
+    run: when_changed
     dir: |
       "{{default "./" .PROJECT_PATH}}"
     cmds:
@@ -834,7 +836,7 @@ tasks:
   # Source: https://github.com/arduino/tooling-project-assets/blob/main/workflow-templates/assets/poetry-task/Taskfile.yml
   poetry:install:
     desc: Install Poetry
-    run: once
+    run: when_changed
     cmds:
       - |
         if ! which yq &>/dev/null; then
@@ -883,11 +885,17 @@ tasks:
 
   # Source: https://github.com/arduino/tooling-project-assets/blob/main/workflow-templates/assets/poetry-task/Taskfile.yml
   poetry:install-deps:
-    desc: Install dependencies managed by Poetry
+    desc: |
+      Install dependencies managed by Poetry.
+      Environment variable parameters:
+      - POETRY_GROUPS: Poetry dependency groups to install (default: install all dependencies).
+    run: when_changed
     deps:
       - task: poetry:install
     cmds:
-      - poetry install --no-root
+      - |
+        poetry install \
+          {{if .POETRY_GROUPS}} --only {{.POETRY_GROUPS}} {{end}}
 
   # Source: https://github.com/arduino/tooling-project-assets/blob/main/workflow-templates/assets/poetry-task/Taskfile.yml
   poetry:update-deps:
diff --git a/workflow-templates/assets/check-markdown-task/Taskfile.yml b/workflow-templates/assets/check-markdown-task/Taskfile.yml
index a968b975..5216f0dc 100644
--- a/workflow-templates/assets/check-markdown-task/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/workflow-templates/assets/check-markdown-task/Taskfile.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version: "3"
 tasks:
   docs:generate:
     desc: Create all generated documentation content
+    run: when_changed
     # This is an "umbrella" task used to call any documentation generation processes the project has.
     # It can be left empty if there are none.
 
diff --git a/workflow-templates/assets/check-mkdocs-task/Taskfile.yml b/workflow-templates/assets/check-mkdocs-task/Taskfile.yml
index e9b678bb..42fd5050 100644
--- a/workflow-templates/assets/check-mkdocs-task/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/workflow-templates/assets/check-mkdocs-task/Taskfile.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version: "3"
 tasks:
   docs:generate:
     desc: Create all generated documentation content
+    run: when_changed
     # This is an "umbrella" task used to call any documentation generation processes the project has.
     # It can be left empty if there are none.
 
diff --git a/workflow-templates/assets/deploy-cobra-mkdocs-versioned-poetry/Taskfile.yml b/workflow-templates/assets/deploy-cobra-mkdocs-versioned-poetry/Taskfile.yml
index bbd6a350..5d22935f 100644
--- a/workflow-templates/assets/deploy-cobra-mkdocs-versioned-poetry/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/workflow-templates/assets/deploy-cobra-mkdocs-versioned-poetry/Taskfile.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ tasks:
   # Source: https://github.com/arduino/tooling-project-assets/blob/main/workflow-templates/assets/deploy-cobra-mkdocs-versioned-poetry/Taskfile.yml
   docs:generate:
     desc: Create all generated documentation content
+    run: when_changed
     deps:
       - task: go:cli-docs
     cmds:
diff --git a/workflow-templates/assets/npm-task/Taskfile.yml b/workflow-templates/assets/npm-task/Taskfile.yml
index 0d28ec97..810ec9a6 100644
--- a/workflow-templates/assets/npm-task/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/workflow-templates/assets/npm-task/Taskfile.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ tasks:
   # Source: https://github.com/arduino/tooling-project-assets/blob/main/workflow-templates/assets/npm-task/Taskfile.yml
   npm:install-deps:
     desc: Install dependencies managed by npm
+    run: when_changed
     dir: |
       "{{default "./" .PROJECT_PATH}}"
     cmds:
diff --git a/workflow-templates/assets/poetry-task/Taskfile.yml b/workflow-templates/assets/poetry-task/Taskfile.yml
index 4b9e1e87..c3914122 100644
--- a/workflow-templates/assets/poetry-task/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/workflow-templates/assets/poetry-task/Taskfile.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ tasks:
   # Source: https://github.com/arduino/tooling-project-assets/blob/main/workflow-templates/assets/poetry-task/Taskfile.yml
   poetry:install:
     desc: Install Poetry
-    run: once
+    run: when_changed
     cmds:
       - |
         if ! which yq &>/dev/null; then