diff --git a/actions/leak-scan/run.sh b/actions/leak-scan/run.sh
index 24bd105..6b98d8d 100755
--- a/actions/leak-scan/run.sh
+++ b/actions/leak-scan/run.sh
@@ -207,18 +207,40 @@ run_pr_diff_scan() {
 
   printf '%s\n' "$changed_files" > changed-files.txt
 
+  # Build a temporary gitleaks config that extends the default rules and adds
+  # allowlist.paths entries for any EXCLUDE_PATHS prefixes.  gitleaks 8.x does
+  # not support path filtering flags, so path exclusion must be expressed via the
+  # config allowlist.  The temp config is cleaned up after the scan.
+  local gitleaks_config_flag=()
+  local gitleaks_tmp_config=""
+  local regex_prefix
+  if [[ -n "${EXCLUDE_PATHS:-}" ]]; then
+    gitleaks_tmp_config=$(mktemp --suffix=.toml)
+    {
+      printf '[extend]\nuseDefault = true\n\n[allowlist]\npaths = [\n'
+      for excl_prefix in $EXCLUDE_PATHS; do
+        # Escape the prefix as a regex: anchor with ^ and escape dots/special chars.
+        regex_prefix=$(printf '%s' "$excl_prefix" | sed 's/\./\\./g')
+        printf "  '^%s',\n" "$regex_prefix"
+      done
+      printf ']\n'
+    } > "$gitleaks_tmp_config"
+    gitleaks_config_flag=(--config="$gitleaks_tmp_config")
+  fi
+
   local gitleaks_exit=0
   if command -v gitleaks >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    gitleaks detect \
-      --source=. \
-      --files-at-commit="$HEAD_REF" \
-      --include-paths=changed-files.txt \
+    gitleaks git \
+      --log-opts="${BASE_REF}..${HEAD_REF}" \
+      "${gitleaks_config_flag[@]}" \
       --redact \
       --report-path=gitleaks-diff-report.json \
+      . \
       2>&1 || gitleaks_exit=$?
   else
     printf '::warning::gitleaks not found; skipping gitleaks pr-diff scan\n'
   fi
+  [[ -n "$gitleaks_tmp_config" ]] && rm -f "$gitleaks_tmp_config"
 
   # Run path deny-list on changed files
   PATHS="$(printf '%s\n' "$changed_files" | tr '\n' ' ')"
diff --git a/tests/test_deploy_platform_d.py b/tests/test_deploy_platform_d.py
index 9337b74..1f888ad 100644
--- a/tests/test_deploy_platform_d.py
+++ b/tests/test_deploy_platform_d.py
@@ -230,6 +230,36 @@ def test_all_refs_mode_line_in_script(self) -> None:
             "run.sh must not pass --all as a standalone flag to gitleaks detect (gitleaks v8.x removed it)",
         )
 
+    def test_pr_diff_mode_uses_gitleaks_git_with_log_opts(self) -> None:
+        """T-D2: pr-diff mode uses 'gitleaks git --log-opts' (not --files-at-commit or --include-paths).
+
+        gitleaks 8.x removed --files-at-commit and --include-paths from the detect
+        subcommand.  The correct replacement is 'gitleaks git --log-opts=BASE..HEAD'
+        which scans the git commit range that corresponds to the PR diff.
+        """
+        script_text = LEAK_SCAN_RUN.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        self.assertIn(
+            "gitleaks git",
+            script_text,
+            "run.sh pr-diff block must use 'gitleaks git' (not 'gitleaks detect' with removed flags)",
+        )
+        self.assertIn(
+            '--log-opts="${BASE_REF}..${HEAD_REF}"',
+            script_text,
+            "run.sh pr-diff block must pass --log-opts=BASE..HEAD to gitleaks git",
+        )
+        # Regression guards: these flags were removed in gitleaks 8.x
+        self.assertNotIn(
+            "--files-at-commit",
+            script_text,
+            "run.sh must not use --files-at-commit (removed in gitleaks 8.x; causes 'unknown flag' exit 1)",
+        )
+        self.assertNotIn(
+            "--include-paths",
+            script_text,
+            "run.sh must not use --include-paths (removed in gitleaks 8.x; causes 'unknown flag' exit 1)",
+        )
+
     def test_path_mode_detects_ipv4_literal(self) -> None:
         """T-D2: path mode detects IPv4 literal and emits redacted gate-summary."""
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
@@ -789,6 +819,36 @@ def test_pr_diff_keeps_graceful_warning_when_gitleaks_absent(self) -> None:
             "run.sh pr-diff mode must keep the graceful gitleaks-missing warning (not fail-closed)",
         )
 
+    # T-D7g: pr-diff mode must not contain removed gitleaks v8.x flags
+    def test_pr_diff_does_not_use_removed_gitleaks_flags(self) -> None:
+        """T-D7g: --files-at-commit and --include-paths were removed in gitleaks 8.x.
+
+        These flags cause 'gitleaks detect' to print help and exit 1, breaking
+        every pipeline run.  This test is a static drift guard that catches any
+        re-introduction of the removed flags.
+        """
+        self.assertNotIn(
+            "--files-at-commit",
+            self.run_sh_text,
+            "run.sh must not contain --files-at-commit (removed in gitleaks 8.x; breaks CI)",
+        )
+        self.assertNotIn(
+            "--include-paths",
+            self.run_sh_text,
+            "run.sh must not contain --include-paths (removed in gitleaks 8.x; breaks CI)",
+        )
+        # Positive guard: pr-diff must use the correct v8 invocation
+        self.assertIn(
+            "gitleaks git",
+            self.run_sh_text,
+            "run.sh pr-diff block must use 'gitleaks git' subcommand (correct for gitleaks 8.x)",
+        )
+        self.assertIn(
+            "--log-opts=",
+            self.run_sh_text,
+            "run.sh pr-diff block must use --log-opts to specify commit range (gitleaks 8.x API)",
+        )
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()