diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-package-cf.yml b/.github/workflows/conda-package-cf.yml
index 8495a660..174f9d43 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: Update conda
         run: |
@@ -145,6 +144,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/download-artifact@9000827ccba6bdab643e8b6fd33ac0654aef8333 # v8.0.2
         with:
           name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }} ${{ runner.os }} Python ${{ matrix.python_tag || matrix.python }}
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@be893c923ea9cf1cf7cd510fbdde27c7e18cbdcb # v4.1.0
+        with:
+          miniforge-version: latest
+          activate-environment: ""
+          pkgs-dirs: ~/.conda/pkgs
       - name: Update conda
         run: |
           conda update -n base --all
@@ -157,8 +161,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: List base environment packages
         run: |
           conda list -n base
-      - name: Add conda to system path
-        run: echo "$CONDA/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
       - name: Create conda channel
         run: |
           mkdir -p "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/channel/linux-64"
@@ -178,10 +180,6 @@ 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 3ed8688f..0c3e50af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-package.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: Update conda
         run: |
@@ -154,6 +153,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/download-artifact@9000827ccba6bdab643e8b6fd33ac0654aef8333 # v8.0.2
         with:
           name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }} ${{ runner.os }} Python ${{ matrix.python_tag || matrix.python }}
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@be893c923ea9cf1cf7cd510fbdde27c7e18cbdcb # v4.1.0
+        with:
+          miniforge-version: latest
+          activate-environment: ""
+          pkgs-dirs: ~/.conda/pkgs
       - name: Update conda
         run: |
           conda update -n base --all
@@ -166,8 +170,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: List base environment packages
         run: |
           conda list -n base
-      - name: Add conda to system path
-        run: echo "$CONDA/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
       - name: Create conda channel
         run: |
           mkdir -p "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/channel/linux-64"
@@ -187,10 +189,6 @@ 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: