diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 478c6a87..910daa46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -25,19 +25,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: checkout actions
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@v1
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          micromamba-version: '1.5.8-0' # any version from https://github.com/mamba-org/micromamba-releases
-          init-shell: bash
-          cache-environment: true
-          post-cleanup: 'all'
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
       - name: install dependencies
-        shell: bash -el {0}
         run: python -m pip install .[tests]
 
       - name: Test with pytest
-        shell: bash -el {0}
         run: |
           pytest -v
           python examples/plasma.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/documentation_update.yml b/.github/workflows/documentation_update.yml
index 25a6c651..d2bf00f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/documentation_update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/documentation_update.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ jobs:
   test:
     name: Documentation
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.12"]
+
     steps:
       - name: Install system packages
         run: |
@@ -27,20 +31,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: checkout actions
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@v1
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          micromamba-version: '1.5.8-0' # any version from https://github.com/mamba-org/micromamba-releases
-          init-shell: bash
-          cache-environment: true
-          post-cleanup: 'all'
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
       - name: install dependencies
-        shell: bash -el {0}
         run: python -m pip install .[docs]
       
       - name: Sphinx build tagged version
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-        shell: bash -el {0}
         run: |
           sphinx-build docs _build/${{ github.ref_name }}
           rm -rf _build/stable
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ jobs:
         
       - name: Sphinx build dev version
         if: (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'pull_request') && !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-        shell: bash -el {0}
         run: |
           rm -rf _build/dev
           mkdir -p _build/dev