diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
index 900a9c30..c3ec1d08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
@@ -10,25 +10,23 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
-      - name: Setup Micromamba
-        uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@068f1ab4b37ed9b3d9f73da7db90a0cda0a48d29 #v1
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@0b93645e9fea7318ecaed2b359559ac225c90a2b # v5.3.0
         with:
-          environment-name: IOOS
-          init-shell: bash
-          create-args: >-
-            --file .binder/conda-lock.yml
+          python-version: "3.x"
+          
 
       - name: Build documentation
-        shell: bash -l {0}
         run: >
           set -e
+          && pip install jupyter-book
           && jupyter-book build jupyterbook
 
       - name: GitHub Pages action
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-        uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@4f9cc6602d3f66b9c108549d475ec49e8ef4d45e #v4
+        uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@4f9cc6602d3f66b9c108549d475ec49e8ef4d45e # v4.0.0
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           publish_dir: jupyterbook/_build/html
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-linkchecker.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-linkchecker.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6d0a797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-linkchecker.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: Build and Deploy docs
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  build-docs:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@0b93645e9fea7318ecaed2b359559ac225c90a2b # v5.3.0
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.x"
+          
+
+      - name: Build documentation
+        run: >
+          set -e
+          && pip install jupyter-book
+          && jupyter-book build jupyterbook --builder linkcheck
+
+      - name: GitHub Pages action
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+        uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@4f9cc6602d3f66b9c108549d475ec49e8ef4d45e # v4.0.0
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          publish_dir: jupyterbook/_build/html
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-env.yml b/.github/workflows/test-env.yml
index ad26f13d..1d61d20b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-env.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-env.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash -l {0}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - name: Setup Micromamba
-        uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@068f1ab4b37ed9b3d9f73da7db90a0cda0a48d29 #v1
+        uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@068f1ab4b37ed9b3d9f73da7db90a0cda0a48d29 # v2.0.3
         with:
           environment-name: IOOS
           init-shell: bash
@@ -28,8 +28,3 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test environment
         run: >
           python -c 'import osgeo.gdal; print(dir(osgeo.gdal))'
-
-      - name: Test links
-        if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
-        run: >
-          jupyter-book build jupyterbook --builder linkcheck
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_data_access_notebooks.yml b/.github/workflows/test_data_access_notebooks.yml
index 1d9b7bc4..d7ffd786 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_data_access_notebooks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_data_access_notebooks.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - name: Setup Micromamba
-        uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@068f1ab4b37ed9b3d9f73da7db90a0cda0a48d29 #v1
+        uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@068f1ab4b37ed9b3d9f73da7db90a0cda0a48d29 # v2.0.3
         with:
           environment-name: IOOS
           init-shell: bash
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Notebook tests
         shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: |
+        run: >
+          && micromamba install nbval
           python -m pytest --nbval --nbval-lax jupyterbook/content/code_gallery/data_access_notebooks/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_data_analysis_and_visualization_notebooks.yml b/.github/workflows/test_data_analysis_and_visualization_notebooks.yml
index ed9ffcb5..09355fa7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_data_analysis_and_visualization_notebooks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_data_analysis_and_visualization_notebooks.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - name: Setup Micromamba
-        uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@068f1ab4b37ed9b3d9f73da7db90a0cda0a48d29 #v1
+        uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@068f1ab4b37ed9b3d9f73da7db90a0cda0a48d29 # v2.0.3
         with:
           environment-name: IOOS
           init-shell: bash
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Notebook tests
         shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: |
+        run: >
+          && micromamba install nbval
           python -m pytest --nbval --nbval-lax jupyterbook/content/code_gallery/data_analysis_and_visualization_notebooks/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_data_management_notebooks.yml b/.github/workflows/test_data_management_notebooks.yml
index 19551247..7bcea188 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_data_management_notebooks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_data_management_notebooks.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - name: Setup Micromamba
-        uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@068f1ab4b37ed9b3d9f73da7db90a0cda0a48d29 #v1
+        uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@068f1ab4b37ed9b3d9f73da7db90a0cda0a48d29 # v2.0.3
         with:
           environment-name: IOOS
           init-shell: bash