diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
index 2899c76..669d3d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@ name: tests
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - master
       - main
     tags:
       - "v*"  # Push events to matching v*, i.e. v1.0, v20.15.10
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - master
       - main
   workflow_dispatch:
 
@@ -28,21 +26,15 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      # these libraries, along with pytest-xvfb (added in the `deps` in
-      # tox.ini), enable testing on Qt on linux
-      - name: Install Linux libraries
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get install -y libdbus-1-3 libxkbcommon-x11-0 libxcb-icccm4 \
-            libxcb-image0 libxcb-keysyms1 libxcb-randr0 libxcb-render-util0 \
-            libxcb-xinerama0 libxcb-xinput0 libxcb-xfixes0
+      # these libraries enable testing on Qt on linux
+      - uses: tlambert03/setup-qt-libs@v1
 
       # strategy borrowed from vispy for installing opengl libs on windows
       - name: Install Windows OpenGL
@@ -58,16 +50,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install setuptools tox tox-gh-actions
+          python -m pip install tox tox-gh-actions
 
       # this runs the platform-specific tests declared in tox.ini
       - name: Test with tox
-        run: tox
+        uses: aganders3/headless-gui@v1
+        with:
+          run: tox
         env:
           PLATFORM: ${{ matrix.platform }}
 
       - name: Coverage
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v2
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
         with:
           fail_ci_if_error: false