diff --git a/.github/workflows/schema-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/schema-tests.yaml
index b9238205f2..b423303aae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/schema-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/schema-tests.yaml
@@ -20,12 +20,16 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1 # checkout repo content
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4 # checkout repo content
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v4 # setup Node.js
       with:
         node-version: '20.x'
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: npm i
+    - name: Install dependencies from main
+      run: |
+        git checkout remotes/origin/main -- package.json
+        npm i
     - name: Run tests
       run: npm run test
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-markdown.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate-markdown.yaml
index 5825171960..bc5e757315 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-markdown.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-markdown.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2 # checkout repo content
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4 # checkout repo content
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+    - name: use the javascript environment from main
+      run: |
+        git checkout remotes/origin/main -- package.json
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v4 # setup Node.js
       with:
         node-version: '14.x'