diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_periodic_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run_periodic_tests.yml
index d00ee92fa4..a571bbddb4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_periodic_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_periodic_tests.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
-# Run all unit tests and integration tests for all Python versions
-# and platforms at 3am UTC every day and on PRs to the main branch
 name: Scheduled
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
-
   # Run every day at 3 am UTC
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 3 * * *"
@@ -27,7 +21,7 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  run_tests:
+  run_unit_integration_and_coverage_tests:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -44,7 +38,8 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install gfortran gcc graphviz pandoc libopenblas-dev texlive-latex-extra dvipng
+          sudo dot -c
+          sudo apt-get install libopenblas-dev texlive-latex-extra dvipng
 
       - name: Install macOS system dependencies
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-13' || matrix.os == 'macos-14'
@@ -100,6 +95,8 @@ jobs:
   # Skips IDAKLU module compilation for speedups, which is already tested in other jobs.
   run_doctests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
     name: Doctests (ubuntu-latest / Python 3.11)
 
     steps:
@@ -111,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Linux system dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install graphviz pandoc texlive-latex-extra dvipng
+          sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-extra dvipng
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
@@ -132,6 +129,8 @@ jobs:
 
   run_example_tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
     name: Example notebooks (ubuntu-latest / Python 3.12)
 
     steps:
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Linux system dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install gfortran gcc graphviz pandoc libopenblas-dev texlive-latex-extra dvipng
+          sudo apt-get install libopenblas-dev texlive-latex-extra dvipng
 
       - name: Set up Python 3.12
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
@@ -163,6 +162,8 @@ jobs:
 
   run_scripts_tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
     name: Example scripts (ubuntu-latest / Python 3.12)
 
     steps:
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Linux system dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt install gfortran gcc graphviz libopenblas-dev texlive-latex-extra dvipng
+          sudo apt-get install libopenblas-dev texlive-latex-extra dvipng
 
       - name: Set up Python 3.12
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_version.yml b/.github/workflows/update_version.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 899667d2de..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/update_version.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-name: Update version
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-     # Run at 10 am UTC on day-of-month 1 in January, May, and September.
-     - cron: "0 10 1 1,5,9 *"
-
-jobs:
-  update-version:
-    # This workflow is only of value to PyBaMM and would always be skipped in forks
-    if: github.repository_owner == 'pybamm-team'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Get current date for the first release candidate
-        run: |
-          echo "VERSION=$(date +'v%y.%-m').0" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: 'develop'
-
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: 3.12
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          pip install -e ".[all]"
-
-      # Update all the version strings and add CHANGELOG headings
-      - name: Update version
-        run: python scripts/update_version.py
-
-      # Create a new version branch for the release and commit
-      - uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
-        with:
-          message: 'Bump to ${{ env.VERSION }}'
-          new_branch: '${{ env.VERSION }}'
-
-      # Create a PR from version branch to main
-      - name: Make a PR from ${{ env.VERSION }} to main
-        id: release_pr
-        uses: repo-sync/pull-request@v2
-        with:
-          source_branch: '${{ env.VERSION }}'
-          destination_branch: "main"
-          pr_title: "Make release ${{ env.VERSION }}"
-          pr_body: "**Check the [release workflow](https://github.com/pybamm-team/PyBaMM/blob/develop/.github/release_workflow.md)**"
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}