diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4b257435..d7c9b008 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -75,13 +75,5 @@ jobs:
         run: sudo npm install -g lean-language-server
         if: contains(matrix.lean-version, 'lean:3')
 
-      - name: Install nvim dependencies
-        run: |
-          mkdir packpath
-          git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AndrewRadev/switch.vim/ packpath/switch.vim
-          git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tomtom/tcomment_vim packpath/tcomment_vim
-          git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/neovim/nvim-lspconfig packpath/nvim-lspconfig
-          git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nvim-lua/plenary.nvim packpath/plenary.nvim
-
       - name: Run tests
         run: make TEST_SEQUENTIAL=1 test
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c6ba9fd2..d85f8c7d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ SETUP = "lua require'lean'.setup$(SETUP_TABLE)"
 nvim:
 	nvim --noplugin -u scripts/minimal_init.lua -c $(SETUP) $(ARGS)
 
+
 docgen:
 	nvim --headless --noplugin -u scripts/minimal_init.lua -c "luafile ./scripts/gendocs.lua" -c "qa"
 
@@ -19,7 +20,17 @@ bump-test-fixtures:
 	git add --all
 	git commit -m "Bump the Lean versions in CI."
 
-test: build-test-fixtures
+clean-deps:
+	rm -rf packpath/
+
+clone-deps: clean-deps
+	mkdir packpath && cd packpath && \
+	git clone --filter=blob:none https://github.com/AndrewRadev/switch.vim && \
+	git clone --filter=blob:none https://github.com/neovim/nvim-lspconfig && \
+	git clone --filter=blob:none https://github.com/nvim-lua/plenary.nvim && \
+	git clone --filter=blob:none https://github.com/tomtom/tcomment_vim
+
+test: build-test-fixtures clone-deps
 	./lua/tests/scripts/run_tests.sh
 
 _test:
diff --git a/lua/tests/fixtures/example-lean4-project/lean-toolchain b/lua/tests/fixtures/example-lean4-project/lean-toolchain
index f0a6d660..640f2091 100644
--- a/lua/tests/fixtures/example-lean4-project/lean-toolchain
+++ b/lua/tests/fixtures/example-lean4-project/lean-toolchain
@@ -1 +1 @@
-leanprover/lean4:v4.0.0
+leanprover/lean4:v4.1.0-rc1