diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
index f8e29f0d..98b39e0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
@@ -79,27 +79,46 @@ jobs:
   benchmarks:
     name: Check benchmarks
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    # Set shell in login mode as global setting for the job
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.10"]
+
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - name: Checkout brainglobe-workflows repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Create and activate conda environment  # we need conda for asv management of environments
+        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2.1.1 # see https://github.com/conda-incubator/setup-miniconda/issues/261
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          miniconda-version: py310_24.1.2-0  # we need conda<24.3, see https://github.com/airspeed-velocity/asv/pull/1397
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          activate-environment: asv-only
+
       - name: Install asv
-        shell: bash
         run: |
-          python -mpip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install asv
+
+      - name: Run asv check with pip dependencies
+        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/benchmarks
+        run: |
+
+          # check benchmarks with pip dependencies
+          asv check -v --config $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/benchmarks/asv.pip.conf.json
 
-          # We install the project to benchmark because we run `asv check` with the `existing` flag.
-          python -mpip install .
-          python -mpip install asv
-      - name: Run asv check
-        shell: bash
+      - name: Run asv check with latest-github dependencies
+        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/benchmarks
         run: |
-          cd benchmarks
 
-          # With `existing`, the benchmarked project must be already installed, including all dependencies.
-          # see https://asv.readthedocs.io/en/v0.6.3/commands.html#asv-check
-          asv check -v -E existing
+          # check benchmarks with latest-github dependencies
+          asv check -v --config $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/benchmarks/asv.latest-github.conf.json
+
 
   build_sdist_wheels:
     name: Build source distribution
diff --git a/benchmarks/README.md b/benchmarks/README.md
index 2d519289..96ed7203 100644
--- a/benchmarks/README.md
+++ b/benchmarks/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # README
 
 ## Overview
-We use [`asv`](https://asv.readthedocs.io) to benchmark some representative brainglobe workflows. The `asv` workflow is roughly as follows:
+We use [`asv`](https://asv.readthedocs.io) to benchmark some representative BrainGlobe workflows. The `asv` workflow is roughly as follows:
 1. `asv` creates a virtual environment to run the benchmarks on, as defined in the `asv.conf.json` file.
 1. It installs the version of the `brainglobe-workflows` package corresponding to the tip of the locally checked-out branch.
 1. It runs the benchmarks as defined (locally) under `benchmarks/benchmarks` and saves the results to `benchmarks/results` as json files.
@@ -9,12 +9,17 @@ We use [`asv`](https://asv.readthedocs.io) to benchmark some representative brai
 1. With `asv preview` the html directory can be visualised using a local web server.
 
 
+
 We include code to benchmark the workflows defined under `brainglobe_workflows`. There are three main ways in which these benchmarks can be useful to developers:
-1. Developers can run the available benchmarks locally [on a small test dataset](#running-benchmarks-locally-on-default-small-dataset).
-1. Developers can run these benchmarks locally on [data they have stored locally](#running-benchmarks-locally-on-custom-data).
-1. We also plan to run the benchmarks internally on a large dataset, and make the results publicly available.
+1. Developers can run the available benchmarks on their machine on either
+    - [a small test dataset](#running-benchmarks-on-a-small-default-dataset), or
+    - on [custom data](#running-benchmarks-on-custom-data).
+1. We also run the benchmarks internally on a large dataset, and make the results publicly available.
+
+Additionally, we ship two `asv` configuration files, which define two different environments for `asv` to create and run the benchmarks in. `brainglobe-workflows` depends on a number of BrainGlobe packages. The only difference between the two `asv`-defined environments is the version of the BrainGlobe packages. In `asv.pip.conf.json`, we install the packages from PyPI. In `asv.latest-github.conf.json`, we install the packages from their `main` branch on GitHub. Note that because of this all `asv` commands will need to specify the configuration file with the `--config` flag.
+
+See the `asv` [reference docs](https://asv.readthedocs.io/en/stable/reference.html) for further details on the tool, and on [how to run benchmarks](https://asv.readthedocs.io/en/stable/using.html#running-benchmarks). The first time running benchmarks on a new machine, you will need to run `asv machine --yes` to set up the machine for benchmarking.
 
-See the `asv` [reference docs](https://asv.readthedocs.io/en/v0.6.3/reference.html) for further details on the tool, and on [how to run benchmarks](https://asv.readthedocs.io/en/stable/using.html#running-benchmarks).
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -22,10 +27,12 @@ To run the benchmarks, [install asv](https://asv.readthedocs.io/en/stable/instal
 ```
 pip install asv
 ```
+Note that to run the benchmarks, you do not need to install a development version of `brainglobe-workflows` in your current environment (`asv` takes care of this).
+
 
-## Running benchmarks on a default small dataset
+## Running benchmarks on a small default dataset
 
-To run the benchmarks on a default small dataset:
+To run the benchmarks on the default dataset:
 
 1. Git clone the `brainglobe-workflows` repository:
     ```
@@ -34,11 +41,11 @@ To run the benchmarks on a default small dataset:
 1. Run `asv` from the `benchmarks` directory:
     ```
     cd brainglobe-workflows/benchmarks
-    asv run
+    asv run --config <path-to-asv-config>  # dependencies from PyPI or GitHub, depending on the asv config file used
     ```
     This will benchmark the workflows defined in `brainglobe_workflows/` using a default set of parameters and a default small dataset. The default parameters are defined as config files under `brainglobe_workflows/configs`. The default dataset is downloaded from [GIN](https://gin.g-node.org/G-Node/info/wiki).
 
-## Running benchmarks on custom data available locally
+## Running benchmarks on custom data
 To run the benchmarks on a custom local dataset:
 
 1. Git clone the `brainglobe-workflows` repository
@@ -53,7 +60,7 @@ To run the benchmarks on a custom local dataset:
 1. Benchmark the workflow, passing the path to your custom config file as an environment variable.
     - For example, to benchmark the `cellfinder` workflow, you will need to prepend the environment variable definition to the `asv run` command (valid for Unix systems):
     ```
-    CELLFINDER_CONFIG_PATH=/path/to/your/config/file asv run
+    CELLFINDER_CONFIG_PATH=/path/to/your/config/file asv run --config <path-to-asv-config>
     ```
 
 ## Running benchmarks in development
@@ -67,5 +74,5 @@ The following flags to `asv run` are often useful in development:
 
 Example:
 ```
-asv run --bench TimeFullWorkflow --dry-run --show-stderr --quick
+asv run --config <path-to-asv-config> --bench TimeFullWorkflow --dry-run --show-stderr --quick
 ```
diff --git a/benchmarks/asv.latest-github.conf.json b/benchmarks/asv.latest-github.conf.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f9ce91a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/asv.latest-github.conf.json
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+{
+    // The version of the config file format.  Do not change, unless
+    // you know what you are doing.
+    "version": 1,
+    // The name of the project being benchmarked
+    "project": "brainglobe-workflows",
+    // The project's homepage
+    "project_url": "https://github.com/brainglobe/brainglobe-workflows",
+    // The URL or local path of the source code repository for the
+    // project being benchmarked
+    "repo": "..",
+    // "repo": "https://github.com/brainglobe/brainglobe-workflows.git",
+    // The Python project's subdirectory in your repo.  If missing or
+    // the empty string, the project is assumed to be located at the root
+    // of the repository.
+    // "repo_subdir": "",
+    // Customizable commands for building the project.
+    // See asv.conf.json documentation.
+    // To build the package using pyproject.toml (PEP518), uncomment the following lines
+    "build_command": [
+        "python -m pip install build",
+        "python -m build",
+        "PIP_NO_BUILD_ISOLATION=false python -mpip wheel --no-deps --no-index -w {build_cache_dir} {build_dir}"
+    ],
+    // To build the package using setuptools and a setup.py file, uncomment the following lines
+    // "build_command": [
+    //     "python setup.py build",
+    //     "PIP_NO_BUILD_ISOLATION=false python -mpip wheel --no-deps --no-index -w {build_cache_dir} {build_dir}"
+    // ],
+    // Customizable commands for installing and uninstalling the project.
+    // See asv.conf.json documentation.
+    // overwrite dependencies from PyPi with latest `main` version from GitHub
+    "install_command": [
+        "in-dir={env_dir} python -mpip install --force-reinstall '{wheel_file}'",
+        "in-dir={env_dir} python -mpip install -r {conf_dir}/latest-github-requirements.txt",
+        "in-dir={env_dir} python -mpip list" // print dependencies' versions if asv ran with -v
+    ],
+    "uninstall_command": [
+        "return-code=any python -mpip uninstall -y {project}"
+    ],
+    // List of branches to benchmark. If not provided, defaults to "master"
+    // (for git) or "default" (for mercurial).
+    "branches": [
+        "HEAD"
+    ], // for git
+    // "branches": ["default"],    // for mercurial
+    // The DVCS being used.  If not set, it will be automatically
+    // determined from "repo" by looking at the protocol in the URL
+    // (if remote), or by looking for special directories, such as
+    // ".git" (if local).
+    // "dvcs": "git",
+    // The tool to use to create environments.  May be "conda",
+    // "virtualenv", "mamba" (above 3.8)
+    // or other value depending on the plugins in use.
+    // If missing or the empty string, the tool will be automatically
+    // determined by looking for tools on the PATH environment
+    // variable.
+    "environment_type": "conda",
+    // timeout in seconds for installing any dependencies in environment
+    // defaults to 10 min
+    //"install_timeout": 600,
+    // the base URL to show a commit for the project.
+    "show_commit_url": "https://github.com/brainglobe/brainglobe-workflows/commit/",
+    // The Pythons you'd like to test against.  If not provided, defaults
+    // to the current version of Python used to run `asv`.
+    "pythons": [
+        "3.10"
+    ],
+    // The list of conda channel names to be searched for benchmark
+    // dependency packages in the specified order
+    "conda_channels": [
+        "conda-forge",
+        "defaults"
+    ],
+    // A conda environment file that is used for environment creation.
+    // "conda_environment_file": "environment.yml",
+    // The matrix of dependencies to test.  Each key of the "req"
+    // requirements dictionary is the name of a package (in PyPI) and
+    // the values are version numbers.  An empty list or empty string
+    // indicates to just test against the default (latest)
+    // version. null indicates that the package is to not be
+    // installed. If the package to be tested is only available from
+    // PyPi, and the 'environment_type' is conda, then you can preface
+    // the package name by 'pip+', and the package will be installed
+    // via pip (with all the conda available packages installed first,
+    // followed by the pip installed packages).
+    //
+    // The ``@env`` and ``@env_nobuild`` keys contain the matrix of
+    // environment variables to pass to build and benchmark commands.
+    // An environment will be created for every combination of the
+    // cartesian product of the "@env" variables in this matrix.
+    // Variables in "@env_nobuild" will be passed to every environment
+    // during the benchmark phase, but will not trigger creation of
+    // new environments.  A value of ``null`` means that the variable
+    // will not be set for the current combination.
+    //
+    // "matrix": {
+    //     "req": {
+    //         "numpy": ["1.6", "1.7"],
+    //         "six": ["", null],  // test with and without six installed
+    //         "pip+emcee": [""]   // emcee is only available for install with pip.
+    //     },
+    //     "env": {"ENV_VAR_1": ["val1", "val2"]},
+    //     "env_nobuild": {"ENV_VAR_2": ["val3", null]},
+    // },
+    // Combinations of libraries/python versions can be excluded/included
+    // from the set to test. Each entry is a dictionary containing additional
+    // key-value pairs to include/exclude.
+    //
+    // An exclude entry excludes entries where all values match. The
+    // values are regexps that should match the whole string.
+    //
+    // An include entry adds an environment. Only the packages listed
+    // are installed. The 'python' key is required. The exclude rules
+    // do not apply to includes.
+    //
+    // In addition to package names, the following keys are available:
+    //
+    // - python
+    //     Python version, as in the *pythons* variable above.
+    // - environment_type
+    //     Environment type, as above.
+    // - sys_platform
+    //     Platform, as in sys.platform. Possible values for the common
+    //     cases: 'linux2', 'win32', 'cygwin', 'darwin'.
+    // - req
+    //     Required packages
+    // - env
+    //     Environment variables
+    // - env_nobuild
+    //     Non-build environment variables
+    //
+    // "exclude": [
+    //     {"python": "3.2", "sys_platform": "win32"}, // skip py3.2 on windows
+    //     {"environment_type": "conda", "req": {"six": null}}, // don't run without six on conda
+    //     {"env": {"ENV_VAR_1": "val2"}}, // skip val2 for ENV_VAR_1
+    // ],
+    //
+    // "include": [
+    //     // additional env for python2.7
+    //     {"python": "2.7", "req": {"numpy": "1.8"}, "env_nobuild": {"FOO": "123"}},
+    //     // additional env if run on windows+conda
+    //     {"platform": "win32", "environment_type": "conda", "python": "2.7", "req": {"libpython": ""}},
+    // ],
+    // The directory (relative to the current directory) that benchmarks are
+    // stored in.  If not provided, defaults to "benchmarks"
+    "benchmark_dir": "benchmarks",
+    // The directory (relative to the current directory) to cache the Python
+    // environments in.  If not provided, defaults to "env"
+    "env_dir": ".asv/env",
+    // The directory (relative to the current directory) that raw benchmark
+    // results are stored in.  If not provided, defaults to "results".
+    "results_dir": "results",
+    // The directory (relative to the current directory) that the html tree
+    // should be written to.  If not provided, defaults to "html".
+    "html_dir": "html",
+    // The number of characters to retain in the commit hashes.
+    // "hash_length": 8,
+    // `asv` will cache results of the recent builds in each
+    // environment, making them faster to install next time.  This is
+    // the number of builds to keep, per environment.
+    "build_cache_size": 2,
+    // The commits after which the regression search in `asv publish`
+    // should start looking for regressions. Dictionary whose keys are
+    // regexps matching to benchmark names, and values corresponding to
+    // the commit (exclusive) after which to start looking for
+    // regressions.  The default is to start from the first commit
+    // with results. If the commit is `null`, regression detection is
+    // skipped for the matching benchmark.
+    //
+    // "regressions_first_commits": {
+    //    "some_benchmark": "352cdf",  // Consider regressions only after this commit
+    //    "another_benchmark": null,   // Skip regression detection altogether
+    // },
+    // The thresholds for relative change in results, after which `asv
+    // publish` starts reporting regressions. Dictionary of the same
+    // form as in ``regressions_first_commits``, with values
+    // indicating the thresholds.  If multiple entries match, the
+    // maximum is taken. If no entry matches, the default is 5%.
+    //
+    // "regressions_thresholds": {
+    //    "some_benchmark": 0.01,     // Threshold of 1%
+    //    "another_benchmark": 0.5,   // Threshold of 50%
+    // },
+}
diff --git a/benchmarks/asv.conf.json b/benchmarks/asv.pip.conf.json
similarity index 94%
rename from benchmarks/asv.conf.json
rename to benchmarks/asv.pip.conf.json
index ce107551..f23943ec 100644
--- a/benchmarks/asv.conf.json
+++ b/benchmarks/asv.pip.conf.json
@@ -2,23 +2,18 @@
     // The version of the config file format.  Do not change, unless
     // you know what you are doing.
     "version": 1,
-
     // The name of the project being benchmarked
     "project": "brainglobe-workflows",
-
     // The project's homepage
     "project_url": "https://github.com/brainglobe/brainglobe-workflows",
-
     // The URL or local path of the source code repository for the
     // project being benchmarked
     "repo": "..",
     // "repo": "https://github.com/brainglobe/brainglobe-workflows.git",
-
     // The Python project's subdirectory in your repo.  If missing or
     // the empty string, the project is assumed to be located at the root
     // of the repository.
     // "repo_subdir": "",
-
     // Customizable commands for building the project.
     // See asv.conf.json documentation.
     // To build the package using pyproject.toml (PEP518), uncomment the following lines
@@ -32,23 +27,26 @@
     //     "python setup.py build",
     //     "PIP_NO_BUILD_ISOLATION=false python -mpip wheel --no-deps --no-index -w {build_cache_dir} {build_dir}"
     // ],
-
     // Customizable commands for installing and uninstalling the project.
     // See asv.conf.json documentation.
-    "install_command": ["in-dir={env_dir} python -mpip install --force-reinstall '{wheel_file}'"],
-    "uninstall_command": ["return-code=any python -mpip uninstall -y {project}"],
-
+    "install_command": [
+        "in-dir={env_dir} python -mpip install --force-reinstall '{wheel_file}'",
+        "in-dir={env_dir} python -mpip list" // print dependencies' versions if asv ran with -v
+    ],
+    "uninstall_command": [
+        "return-code=any python -mpip uninstall -y {project}"
+    ],
     // List of branches to benchmark. If not provided, defaults to "master"
     // (for git) or "default" (for mercurial).
-    "branches": ["HEAD"], // for git
+    "branches": [
+        "HEAD"
+    ], // for git
     // "branches": ["default"],    // for mercurial
-
     // The DVCS being used.  If not set, it will be automatically
     // determined from "repo" by looking at the protocol in the URL
     // (if remote), or by looking for special directories, such as
     // ".git" (if local).
     // "dvcs": "git",
-
     // The tool to use to create environments.  May be "conda",
     // "virtualenv", "mamba" (above 3.8)
     // or other value depending on the plugins in use.
@@ -56,25 +54,24 @@
     // determined by looking for tools on the PATH environment
     // variable.
     "environment_type": "conda",
-
     // timeout in seconds for installing any dependencies in environment
     // defaults to 10 min
     //"install_timeout": 600,
-
     // the base URL to show a commit for the project.
     "show_commit_url": "https://github.com/brainglobe/brainglobe-workflows/commit/",
-
     // The Pythons you'd like to test against.  If not provided, defaults
     // to the current version of Python used to run `asv`.
-    "pythons": ["3.10"],
-
+    "pythons": [
+        "3.10"
+    ],
     // The list of conda channel names to be searched for benchmark
     // dependency packages in the specified order
-    "conda_channels": ["conda-forge", "defaults"],
-
+    "conda_channels": [
+        "conda-forge",
+        "defaults"
+    ],
     // A conda environment file that is used for environment creation.
     // "conda_environment_file": "environment.yml",
-
     // The matrix of dependencies to test.  Each key of the "req"
     // requirements dictionary is the name of a package (in PyPI) and
     // the values are version numbers.  An empty list or empty string
@@ -104,7 +101,6 @@
     //     "env": {"ENV_VAR_1": ["val1", "val2"]},
     //     "env_nobuild": {"ENV_VAR_2": ["val3", null]},
     // },
-
     // Combinations of libraries/python versions can be excluded/included
     // from the set to test. Each entry is a dictionary containing additional
     // key-value pairs to include/exclude.
@@ -144,31 +140,24 @@
     //     // additional env if run on windows+conda
     //     {"platform": "win32", "environment_type": "conda", "python": "2.7", "req": {"libpython": ""}},
     // ],
-
     // The directory (relative to the current directory) that benchmarks are
     // stored in.  If not provided, defaults to "benchmarks"
     "benchmark_dir": "benchmarks",
-
     // The directory (relative to the current directory) to cache the Python
     // environments in.  If not provided, defaults to "env"
     "env_dir": ".asv/env",
-
     // The directory (relative to the current directory) that raw benchmark
     // results are stored in.  If not provided, defaults to "results".
     "results_dir": "results",
-
     // The directory (relative to the current directory) that the html tree
     // should be written to.  If not provided, defaults to "html".
     "html_dir": "html",
-
     // The number of characters to retain in the commit hashes.
     // "hash_length": 8,
-
     // `asv` will cache results of the recent builds in each
     // environment, making them faster to install next time.  This is
     // the number of builds to keep, per environment.
     "build_cache_size": 2,
-
     // The commits after which the regression search in `asv publish`
     // should start looking for regressions. Dictionary whose keys are
     // regexps matching to benchmark names, and values corresponding to
@@ -181,7 +170,6 @@
     //    "some_benchmark": "352cdf",  // Consider regressions only after this commit
     //    "another_benchmark": null,   // Skip regression detection altogether
     // },
-
     // The thresholds for relative change in results, after which `asv
     // publish` starts reporting regressions. Dictionary of the same
     // form as in ``regressions_first_commits``, with values
diff --git a/benchmarks/latest-github-requirements.txt b/benchmarks/latest-github-requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff957613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/latest-github-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+brainglobe-heatmap @ git+https://github.com/brainglobe/brainglobe-heatmap@main
+brainglobe-napari-io @ git+https://github.com/brainglobe/brainglobe-napari-io@main
+brainglobe-segmentation @ git+https://github.com/brainglobe/brainglobe-segmentation@main
+brainglobe-space @ git+https://github.com/brainglobe/brainglobe-space@main
+brainglobe-utils @ git+https://github.com/brainglobe/brainglobe-utils@main
+brainreg[napari] @ git+https://github.com/brainglobe/brainreg@main
+brainrender @ git+https://github.com/brainglobe/brainrender@main
+brainrender-napari @ git+https://github.com/brainglobe/brainrender-napari@main
+cellfinder @ git+https://github.com/brainglobe/cellfinder@main
+cellfinder[napari] @ git+https://github.com/brainglobe/cellfinder@main