diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-package-cf.yml b/.github/workflows/conda-package-cf.yml
index 4deacc1..785ea8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-package-cf.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-package-cf.yml
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ 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:
@@ -69,8 +65,11 @@ 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
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ 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
 
   build_windows:
     runs-on: windows-latest
@@ -211,8 +210,11 @@ 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
@@ -235,10 +237,6 @@ jobs:
           conda create -n "${{ env.TEST_ENV_NAME }}" "${PACKAGE_NAME}=${PACKAGE_VERSION}" "python=${{ matrix.python_spec || matrix.python }}" "numpy=${{ matrix.numpy }}" -c "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/channel" -c conda-forge --override-channels --only-deps --dry-run > lockfile
           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 b6acb6b..95e1f9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ 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:
@@ -71,8 +67,11 @@ 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: Update conda
         run: |
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Store conda paths as envs
         shell: bash -el {0}
         run: |
-          echo "CONDA_BLD=/usr/share/miniconda/conda-bld/linux-64/" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "CONDA_BLD=$CONDA/conda-bld/linux-64/" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: Build conda package
         run: |
@@ -231,8 +230,11 @@ 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: |
@@ -268,10 +270,6 @@ jobs:
           conda create -n "${{ env.TEST_ENV_NAME }}" "${PACKAGE_NAME}=${PACKAGE_VERSION}" "python=${{ matrix.python_spec || matrix.python }}" ${{ matrix.numpy }} -c "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/channel" -c https://software.repos.intel.com/python/conda -c conda-forge --override-channels --only-deps --dry-run > lockfile
           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: