diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 8adf4f708..7ee3912f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ name: Builds
 on:
   pull_request:
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    # reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#using-a-specific-shell
+    shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
+
 jobs:
   macos-build:
     runs-on: macos-10.15
@@ -69,4 +74,4 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: setup tmate session for debugging
       if: failure()
-      uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
\ No newline at end of file
+      uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test-arm64.yml b/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test-arm64.yml
index 5d3f0dce6..1281b5268 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test-arm64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test-arm64.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 0 * * *'  # every day at midnight
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    # reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#using-a-specific-shell
+    shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
+
 jobs:
   canary-arm64:
     runs-on: [self-hosted, ubuntu-20.04, ARM64]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml
index 794ed999c..bf48cbbe6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ on:
       - master
       - release-*
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    # reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#using-a-specific-shell
+    shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
+
 jobs:
   canary:
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codegen.yml b/.github/workflows/codegen.yml
index e529d34fd..3cd1ea884 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codegen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codegen.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ on:
       - master
       - release-*
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    # reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#using-a-specific-shell
+    shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
+
 jobs:
   codegen:
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/crds-gen.yml b/.github/workflows/crds-gen.yml
index 7564649dd..199767cb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/crds-gen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/crds-gen.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ on:
       - master
       - release-*
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    # reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#using-a-specific-shell
+    shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
+
 jobs:
   crds-gen:
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-cassandra-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-cassandra-suite.yaml
index 6558577e8..72dcb3e59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-cassandra-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-cassandra-suite.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
       - release-*
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    # reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#using-a-specific-shell
+    shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
+
 jobs:
   TestCassandraSuite:
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' && contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'cassandra')}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-flex-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-flex-suite.yaml
index 7799841df..a6bb51e8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-flex-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-flex-suite.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ on:
       - master
       - release-*
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    # reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#using-a-specific-shell
+    shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
+
 jobs:
   TestCephFlexSuite:
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip-ci') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml
index eb129f7e1..554ec8c87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ on:
       - master
       - release-*
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    # reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#using-a-specific-shell
+    shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
+
 jobs:
   TestCephHelmSuite:
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip-ci') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml
index aaaaa3158..49f4dfa2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ name: Integration test CephMgrSuite
 on:
   pull_request:
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    # reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#using-a-specific-shell
+    shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
+
 jobs:
   TestCephMgrSuite:
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml
index 948e08593..3fb39d847 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ on:
       - master
       - release-*
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    # reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#using-a-specific-shell
+    shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
+
 jobs:
   TestCephMultiClusterDeploySuite:
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip-ci') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-nfs-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-nfs-suite.yaml
index 20138beb4..a9502381d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-nfs-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-nfs-suite.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
       - release-*
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    # reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#using-a-specific-shell
+    shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
+
 jobs:
   TestNfsSuite:
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' && contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'nfs')}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml
index db5d59d1a..5bac5d4fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ on:
       - master
       - release-*
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    # reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#using-a-specific-shell
+    shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
+
 jobs:
   TestCephSmokeSuite:
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip-ci') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml
index 46bbe91b1..bde0dbaf4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ on:
       - master
       - release-*
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    # reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#using-a-specific-shell
+    shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
+
 jobs:
   TestCephUpgradeSuite:
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip-ci') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-release.yaml
index c6bdf4107..d7d44ab03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-release.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ on:
       - master
       - release-*
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    # reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#using-a-specific-shell
+    shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
+
 jobs:
   TestCephFlexSuite:
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref == 'refs/tags/release-*'
@@ -358,4 +363,3 @@ jobs:
     - name: setup tmate session for debugging
       if: failure()
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mod-check.yml b/.github/workflows/mod-check.yml
index d5cedb95f..a31920d23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mod-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mod-check.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ on:
       - master
       - release-*
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    # reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#using-a-specific-shell
+    shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
+
 jobs:
   modcheck:
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/push-build.yaml
index 281097d93..f13aae106 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-build.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    # reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#using-a-specific-shell
+    shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
+
 jobs:
   push-image-to-container-registry:
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index 884c40359..a82c6906c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ on:
       - master
       - release-*
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    # reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#using-a-specific-shell
+    shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
+
 jobs:
   unittests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
@@ -28,4 +33,3 @@ jobs:
     - name: run unit tests
       working-directory: /home/runner/go/src/github.com/rook/rook
       run: GOPATH=$(go env GOPATH) make -j $(nproc) test
-