diff --git a/.github/workflows/periodic_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/periodic_tests.yml
index a25fd13c8e..7a18e7e10f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/periodic_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/periodic_tests.yml
@@ -70,9 +70,15 @@ jobs:
           python_version: "3.11"
           restore_cache: "false"
 
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/cpu_all_extras
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
         with:
-          additional_extras: "dev,binder"
+          timeout_minutes: 30
+          max_attempts: 3
+          command: python -m pip install .[all_extras,binder,dev]
+
+      - name: Show dependencies
+        run: python -m pip list
 
       - name: Run example notebooks
         run: .github/utilities/run_examples.sh false
@@ -182,10 +188,12 @@ jobs:
           python_version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           restore_cache: "false"
 
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/cpu_all_extras
+      - name: Install aeon and dependencies
+        uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
         with:
-          python_version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          additional_extras: "dev"
+          timeout_minutes: 30
+          max_attempts: 3
+          command: python -m pip install .[all_extras,dev]
 
       - name: Show dependencies
         run: python -m pip list
@@ -215,9 +223,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Disable Numba JIT
         run: echo "NUMBA_DISABLE_JIT=1" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/cpu_all_extras
+      - name: Install aeon and dependencies
+        uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
         with:
-          additional_extras: "unstable_extras,dev"
+          timeout_minutes: 30
+          max_attempts: 3
+          command: python -m pip install .[all_extras,unstable_extras,dev]
 
       - name: Show dependencies
         run: python -m pip list
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_examples.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_examples.yml
index 99699f15ae..cf32ccd3c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_examples.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           additional_extras: "dev,binder"
 
+      - name: Show dependencies
+        run: python -m pip list
+
       - name: Run example notebooks
         run: .github/utilities/run_examples.sh ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'full examples run') }}
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 067e843002..58d937e67e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@ jobs:
         python-version: [ "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13" ]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
@@ -96,6 +98,9 @@ jobs:
           max_attempts: 3
           command: python -m pip install "${{ env.WHEELNAME }}[all_extras,dev]"
 
+      - name: Show dependencies
+        run: python -m pip list
+
       - name: Tests
         run: python -m pytest -n logical