diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check-devel.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check-devel.yaml
index e41e9a7c5..c743ddb47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check-devel.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check-devel.yaml
@@ -20,12 +20,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@v2
         with:
-          pandoc-version: "2.19.2"
+          pandoc-version: "3.1.8"
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
         with:
           r-version: "devel"
-          http-user-agent: "release"
           use-public-rspm: true
 
       # only download hard deps under active development
diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check-hard.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check-hard.yaml
index 42da1aab5..d85fc6434 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check-hard.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check-hard.yaml
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      # Always try to use the latest pandoc version
-      # https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/releases
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@v2
         with:
           pandoc-version: "3.1.8"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-readme.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-readme.yaml
index 1fc711c78..6ed5585da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-readme.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-readme.yaml
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      # Always try to use the latest pandoc version
-      # https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/releases
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@v2
         with:
           pandoc-version: "3.1.8"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgdown-no-suggests.yaml b/.github/workflows/pkgdown-no-suggests.yaml
index 4b44c5412..12ea24c10 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgdown-no-suggests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkgdown-no-suggests.yaml
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      # Always try to use the latest pandoc version
-      # https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/releases
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@v2
         with:
           pandoc-version: "3.1.8"