diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-package-cf.yml b/.github/workflows/conda-package-cf.yml
index cfc9582c..229b5f32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-package-cf.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-package-cf.yml
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set pkgs_dirs
-        run: |
-          echo "pkgs_dirs: [~/.conda/pkgs]" >> ~/.condarc
-
       - name: Cache conda packages
         uses: actions/cache@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
         env:
@@ -70,8 +66,11 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-conda-${{ env.CACHE_NUMBER }}-python-${{ matrix.python_tag || matrix.python }}-
             ${{ runner.os }}-conda-${{ env.CACHE_NUMBER }}-
 
-      - name: Add conda to system path
-        run: echo "$CONDA"/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@be893c923ea9cf1cf7cd510fbdde27c7e18cbdcb # v4.1.0
+        with:
+          miniforge-version: latest
+          activate-environment: ""
+          pkgs-dirs: ~/.conda/pkgs
 
       - name: Install conda-build
         run: conda install conda-build
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@cf430e030ddbb5b0abf93d22962f4752f3646cd9 # v7.0.2
         with:
           name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }} ${{ runner.os }} Python ${{ matrix.python_tag || matrix.python }}
-          path: /usr/share/miniconda/conda-bld/linux-64/${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}-*.conda
+          path: ${{ env.CONDA }}/conda-bld/linux-64/${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}-*.conda
 
   test_linux:
     needs: build_linux
@@ -133,8 +132,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }} ${{ runner.os }} Python ${{ matrix.python_tag || matrix.python }}
 
-      - name: Add conda to system path
-        run: echo "$CONDA"/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@be893c923ea9cf1cf7cd510fbdde27c7e18cbdcb # v4.1.0
+        with:
+          miniforge-version: latest
+          activate-environment: ""
+          pkgs-dirs: ~/.conda/pkgs
 
       - name: Install conda-build
         run: conda install conda-build
@@ -155,10 +157,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Display lockfile
         run: cat lockfile
 
-      - name: Set pkgs_dirs
-        run: |
-          echo "pkgs_dirs: [~/.conda/pkgs]" >> ~/.condarc
-
       - name: Cache conda packages
         uses: actions/cache@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml b/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
index d6e129ea..e5329b45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set pkgs_dirs
-        run: |
-          echo "pkgs_dirs: [~/.conda/pkgs]" >> ~/.condarc
-
       - name: Cache conda packages
         uses: actions/cache@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
         env:
@@ -70,12 +66,15 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-conda-${{ env.CACHE_NUMBER }}-python-${{ matrix.python_tag || matrix.python }}-
             ${{ runner.os }}-conda-${{ env.CACHE_NUMBER }}-
 
-      - name: Add conda to system path
-        run: echo "$CONDA"/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@be893c923ea9cf1cf7cd510fbdde27c7e18cbdcb # v4.1.0
+        with:
+          miniforge-version: latest
+          activate-environment: ""
+          pkgs-dirs: ~/.conda/pkgs
 
       - name: Store conda paths as envs
         run: |
-          echo "CONDA_BLD=/usr/share/miniconda/conda-bld/linux-64/" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "CONDA_BLD=$CONDA/conda-bld/linux-64/" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           echo "WHEELS_OUTPUT_FOLDER=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: Update conda
@@ -156,8 +155,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }} ${{ runner.os }} Python ${{ matrix.python_tag || matrix.python }}
 
-      - name: Add conda to system path
-        run: echo "$CONDA"/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@be893c923ea9cf1cf7cd510fbdde27c7e18cbdcb # v4.1.0
+        with:
+          miniforge-version: latest
+          activate-environment: ""
+          pkgs-dirs: ~/.conda/pkgs
 
       - name: Update conda
         run: |
@@ -196,10 +198,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Display lockfile
         run: cat lockfile
 
-      - name: Set pkgs_dirs
-        run: |
-          echo "pkgs_dirs: [~/.conda/pkgs]" >> ~/.condarc
-
       - name: Cache conda packages
         uses: actions/cache@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
         env: