diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-templates.yml b/.github/workflows/check-templates.yml
index 30fd5e29..8236e13a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-templates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-templates.yml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies from DESCRIPTION
         run: |
-          devtools::install(force = TRUE, dependencies = TRUE)
+          remotes::install_local(force = TRUE, dependencies = TRUE)
         shell: Rscript {0}
 
       ##################### END boilerplate steps #####################
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yml b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yml
index ff99e1da..1baa3e0b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies from DESCRIPTION
         run: |
-          devtools::install(force = TRUE, dependencies = TRUE)
+          remotes::install_local(force = TRUE, dependencies = TRUE)
         shell: Rscript {0}
 
       ##################### END boilerplate steps #####################
diff --git a/.github/workflows/r-cmd-check.yml b/.github/workflows/r-cmd-check.yml
index b9022b3f..c66d2b43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/r-cmd-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/r-cmd-check.yml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
           (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && matrix.r_version == 'devel') ||
           matrix.r_version != 'devel'
         run: |
-          devtools::install(force = TRUE, dependencies = TRUE)
+          remotes::install_local(force = TRUE, dependencies = TRUE)
         shell: Rscript {0}
 
       ##################### END boilerplate steps #####################
diff --git a/.github/workflows/r-pkg-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/r-pkg-validation.yml
index 051ef017..63f1af35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/r-pkg-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/r-pkg-validation.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies from DESCRIPTION
         run: |
-          devtools::install(force = TRUE, dependencies = TRUE)
+          remotes::install_local(force = TRUE, dependencies = TRUE)
         shell: Rscript {0}
 
       ##################### END boilerplate steps #####################
diff --git a/.github/workflows/readme-render.yml b/.github/workflows/readme-render.yml
index 0de07547..320b6488 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/readme-render.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/readme-render.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies from DESCRIPTION
         run: |
-          devtools::install(force = TRUE, dependencies = TRUE)
+          remotes::install_local(force = TRUE, dependencies = TRUE)
         shell: Rscript {0}
 
       ##################### END boilerplate steps #####################