diff --git a/.github/workflows/pyotracker.yml b/.github/workflows/pyotracker.yml
index 6cd09d94..a905f992 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pyotracker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pyotracker.yml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         pyomo-version: [6.9.5, main]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           activate-environment: test_env
           python-version: 3.11
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          auto-activate: false
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           conda install mpi4py pandas setuptools git
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           pip install xpress
           pip install matplotlib
 
-      - name: set up pyomo
+      - name: setup pyomo
         run: |
           pip install git+https://github.com/Pyomo/pyomo.git@${{ matrix.pyomo-version }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_pr_and_main.yml b/.github/workflows/test_pr_and_main.yml
index 5622a872..ca2897be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_pr_and_main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_pr_and_main.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
@@ -21,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Ruff Linting
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: chartboost/ruff-action@v1
 
   nompi4py:
@@ -29,12 +27,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [ruff]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           activate-environment: test_env
           python-version: 3.11
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          auto-activate: false
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           pip install sphinx sphinx_rtd_theme cplex
@@ -54,12 +52,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [ruff]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           activate-environment: test_env
           python-version: 3.11
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          auto-activate: false
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           conda install mpi4py pandas setuptools
@@ -99,12 +97,12 @@ jobs:
     needs: [ruff]
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           activate-environment: test_env
           python-version: 3.11
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          auto-activate: false
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           conda install mpi4py pandas setuptools
@@ -130,12 +128,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           activate-environment: test_env
           python-version: 3.11
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          auto-activate: false
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           conda install mpi4py pandas setuptools
@@ -163,15 +161,15 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         python-version: [3.11]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: setup conda
-        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           channels: anaconda, conda-forge
           activate-environment: test_env
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          auto-activate: false
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: bash -l {0}
@@ -211,12 +209,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [ruff]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           activate-environment: test_env
           python-version: 3.11
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          auto-activate: false
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           conda install mpi4py pandas setuptools
@@ -236,12 +234,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [ruff]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           activate-environment: test_env
           python-version: 3.11
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          auto-activate: false
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           conda install mpi4py pandas setuptools
@@ -265,12 +263,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [ruff]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           activate-environment: test_env
           python-version: 3.11
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          auto-activate: false
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           conda install mpi4py pandas setuptools
@@ -292,12 +290,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [ruff]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           activate-environment: test_env
           python-version: 3.11
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          auto-activate: false
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           conda install mpi4py "numpy<2" setuptools
@@ -318,12 +316,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [ruff]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           activate-environment: test_env
           python-version: 3.11
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          auto-activate: false
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           conda install mpi4py pandas setuptools
@@ -344,12 +342,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [ruff]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           activate-environment: test_env
           python-version: 3.11
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          auto-activate: false
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           conda install mpi4py "numpy<2" setuptools
@@ -377,12 +375,12 @@ jobs:
     needs: [ruff]
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           activate-environment: test_env
           python-version: 3.11
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          auto-activate: false
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           conda install mpi4py pandas setuptools
@@ -407,12 +405,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [ruff]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           activate-environment: test_env
           python-version: 3.11
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          auto-activate: false
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           conda install conda-forge::libstdcxx-ng
@@ -434,12 +432,12 @@ jobs:
     name: header test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           activate-environment: test_env
           python-version: 3.11
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          auto-activate: false
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           conda install mpi4py "numpy<2" setuptools
@@ -460,12 +458,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [ruff]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           activate-environment: test_env
           python-version: 3.11
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          auto-activate: false
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           conda install mpi4py pandas setuptools pytest pyyaml networkx
@@ -493,12 +491,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [ruff]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           activate-environment: test_env
           python-version: 3.11
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          auto-activate: false
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           conda install mpi4py "numpy<2" setuptools
@@ -519,12 +517,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [ruff]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           activate-environment: test_env
           python-version: 3.11
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          auto-activate: false
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           conda install mpi4py pandas setuptools