diff --git a/.github/workflows/render-README.qmd.yml b/.github/workflows/render-README.qmd.yml
index e9c9129..00fb7d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/render-README.qmd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/render-README.qmd.yml
@@ -19,13 +19,11 @@ jobs:
         sudo dpkg -i quarto-1.2.269-linux-amd64.deb
 
     - name: Install R and Required Packages
-      env:
-        R_LIBS_USER: ~/R/library  # Define a writable library path
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update
         sudo apt-get install -y r-base
-        mkdir -p "$R_LIBS_USER"  # Create the library path if it doesn't exist
-        Rscript -e 'install.packages(c("rmarkdown", "jsonlite"), repos="https://cloud.r-project.org")'
+        mkdir -p ~/R/library  # Ensure the writable library path exists
+        Rscript -e 'install.packages(c("rmarkdown", "jsonlite"), lib="~/R/library", repos="https://cloud.r-project.org")'
 
     - name: Render README.qmd files to README.md
       run: |