diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-tests.yml
index c3eda17..2a6eab0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-tests.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install test dependencies
       run: |
         conda activate pyleo
-        pip install pytest-xdist nbmake
+        pip install pytest-xdist pytest-forked nbmake
         conda list
     - name: Test notebooks
       run: |
         conda activate pyleo
-        pytest --nbmake -n=auto --nbmake-timeout=3600 notebooks/*ipynb
+        pytest --nbmake --forked -n=2 -v --nbmake-timeout=3600 notebooks/*ipynb
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_jupyterbook.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_jupyterbook.yml
index f3a2659..8dbfc33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_jupyterbook.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_jupyterbook.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v1
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: 3.11
 
       # 3) Install Python dependencies
       - name: Install Python dependencies