diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c43e60f9ff..3d8ef677ee 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 ### Builds
 
+- **checkver,auto-pr:** Allow passing file path ([#5019](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5019))
 - **checkver:** Exit routine earlier if error ([#5025](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5025))
 
 ### Tests
diff --git a/bin/auto-pr.ps1 b/bin/auto-pr.ps1
index 147f635bfe..b44f760c4d 100644
--- a/bin/auto-pr.ps1
+++ b/bin/auto-pr.ps1
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ param(
     [String] $Upstream,
     [String] $OriginBranch = 'master',
     [String] $App = '*',
-    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
     [ValidateScript( {
         if (!(Test-Path $_ -Type Container)) {
             throw "$_ is not a directory!"
@@ -64,7 +63,13 @@ param(
 . "$PSScriptRoot\..\lib\json.ps1"
 . "$PSScriptRoot\..\lib\unix.ps1"
 
-$Dir = Resolve-Path $Dir
+if ($App -ne '*' -and (Test-Path $App -PathType Leaf)) {
+    $Dir = Split-Path $App
+} elseif ($Dir) {
+    $Dir = Resolve-Path $Dir
+} else {
+    throw "'-Dir' parameter required if '-App' is not a filepath!"
+}
 
 if ((!$Push -and !$Request) -or $Help) {
     Write-Host @'
diff --git a/bin/checkver.ps1 b/bin/checkver.ps1
index b71bcf697e..1b2fb2033e 100644
--- a/bin/checkver.ps1
+++ b/bin/checkver.ps1
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 #>
 param(
     [String] $App = '*',
-    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
     [ValidateScript( {
         if (!(Test-Path $_ -Type Container)) {
             throw "$_ is not a directory!"
@@ -77,8 +76,16 @@ param(
 . "$PSScriptRoot\..\lib\install.ps1" # needed for hash generation
 . "$PSScriptRoot\..\lib\unix.ps1"
 
-$Dir = Resolve-Path $Dir
-$Search = $App
+if ($App -ne '*' -and (Test-Path $App -PathType Leaf)) {
+    $Dir = Split-Path $App
+    $files = Get-ChildItem $Dir (Split-Path $App -Leaf)
+} elseif ($Dir) {
+    $Dir = Resolve-Path $Dir
+    $files = Get-ChildItem $Dir "$App.json"
+} else {
+    throw "'-Dir' parameter required if '-App' is not a filepath!"
+}
+
 $GitHubToken = Get-GitHubToken
 
 # don't use $Version with $App = '*'
@@ -89,7 +96,7 @@ if ($App -eq '*' -and $Version -ne '') {
 # get apps to check
 $Queue = @()
 $json = ''
-Get-ChildItem $Dir "$App.json" | ForEach-Object {
+$files | ForEach-Object {
     $json = parse_json "$Dir\$($_.Name)"
     if ($json.checkver) {
         $Queue += , @($_.Name, $json)
@@ -97,9 +104,8 @@ Get-ChildItem $Dir "$App.json" | ForEach-Object {
 }
 
 # clear any existing events
-Get-Event | ForEach-Object {
-    Remove-Event $_.SourceIdentifier
-}
+Get-Event | Remove-Event
+Get-EventSubscriber | Unregister-Event
 
 # start all downloads
 $Queue | ForEach-Object {