diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/docs_workflow.yml
index e02c2c04c..fa500d806 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs_workflow.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install mpas_tools
         run: |
           git config --global url."https://github.com/".insteadOf "git@github.com:"
-          conda install -y --file conda_package/dev-spec.txt \
+          micromamba install -y --override-channels -c conda-forge \
+            --file conda_package/dev-spec.txt \
             python=${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
           python -m pip install -vv --no-deps --no-build-isolation -e conda_package
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre_commit_update_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/pre_commit_update_workflow.yml
index 252daa739..3daf5a943 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre_commit_update_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre_commit_update_workflow.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ jobs:
           eval "$(micromamba shell hook --shell bash)"
           micromamba activate pre_commit_dev
           # permissions issue with gh 2.76.0
-          conda install -y pre-commit pre-commit-update "gh !=2.76.0"
+          micromamba install -y --override-channels -c conda-forge \
+            pre-commit "gh !=2.76.0"
+          python -m pip install pre-commit-update
           gh --version
 
       - name: Apply and commit updates