diff --git a/.github/workflows/container-image-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/container-image-testing.yml
index 3d15908..67794aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/container-image-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/container-image-testing.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+  workflow_dispatch: # For on demand runs
+  schedule:
+    - cron: 0 0 * * * # Scheduled run every day at midnight
 
 jobs:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index f54f1d3..380f79e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+  workflow_dispatch: # For on demand runs
+  schedule:
+    - cron: 0 0 * * * # Scheduled run every day at midnight
 jobs:
   build:
 
@@ -16,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         platform: [ubuntu-22.04]
-        python-version: [3.8]
+        python-version: ["3.10"]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5a5bdc1..7033e74 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 numpy==1.24.4
-astropy==5.2.2
-sunpy==4.1.7 # not currently needed
+astropy==5.3.3
+sunpy==5.0.1 # not currently needed
 ndcube==2.1.3 # Adding NDCube to support spectra and high-dimensional data in hermes_core data container
 flake8==6.0.0 # for code style
 black==23.7.0 # for code style