diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml b/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
index bf570b0..c1384d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,17 @@ env:
 jobs:
   build_linux:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+
     steps:
+      - name: Cancel Previous Runs
+        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@85880fa0301c86cca9da44039ee3bb12d3bedbfa # 0.12.1
+        with:
+          access_token: ${{ github.token }}
+
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -28,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set pkgs_dirs
         run: |
           echo "pkgs_dirs: [~/.conda/pkgs]" >> ~/.condarc
+
       - name: Cache conda packages
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         env:
@@ -42,8 +50,15 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Add conda to system path
         run: echo $CONDA/bin >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
       - name: Install conda-build
         run: conda install conda-build
+
+      - name: Store conda paths as envs
+        shell: bash -el {0}
+        run: |
+          echo "CONDA_BLD=/usr/share/miniconda/conda-bld/linux-64/" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Build conda package
         run: |
           CHANNELS="-c https://software.repos.intel.com/python/conda -c conda-forge --override-channels"
@@ -55,11 +70,12 @@ jobs:
             $VERSIONS \
             $CHANNELS \
             conda-recipe
+
       - name: Upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
         with:
           name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }} ${{ runner.os }} Python ${{ matrix.python }}
-          path: /usr/share/miniconda/conda-bld/linux-64/${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}-*.conda
+          path: ${{ env.CONDA_BLD }}${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}-*.conda
 
   build_windows:
     runs-on: windows-latest
@@ -67,17 +83,24 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
-    env:
-      conda-bld: C:\Miniconda\conda-bld\win-64\
+
     steps:
+      - name: Cancel Previous Runs
+        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@85880fa0301c86cca9da44039ee3bb12d3bedbfa # 0.12.1
+        with:
+          access_token: ${{ github.token }}
+
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
+
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@835234971496cad1653abb28a638a281cf32541f # v3.2.0
         with:
-          conda-remove-defaults: true
-          auto-activate-base: true
-          activate-environment: ""
+          miniforge-version: latest
+          use-mamba: 'true'
+          conda-remove-defaults: 'true'
+          activate-environment: 'build'
+          python-version: '3.13' # no python 3.14 support by conda-build
 
       - name: Cache conda packages
         uses: actions/cache@v4
@@ -90,21 +113,29 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-conda-${{ env.CACHE_NUMBER }}-python-${{ matrix.python }}-
             ${{ runner.os }}-conda-${{ env.CACHE_NUMBER }}-
+
       - name: Install conda-build
         run: conda install conda-build
-      - name: Setup MSVC
-        uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@0b201ec74fa43914dc39ae48a89fd1d8cb592756 # v1.13.0        
+
+      - name: Store conda paths as envs
+        shell: bash -el {0}
+        run: |
+          echo "CONDA_BLD=$CONDA_PREFIX\\conda-bld\\win-64\\" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Build conda package
         run: conda build --no-test --python ${{ matrix.python }} -c https://software.repos.intel.com/python/conda -c conda-forge --override-channels conda-recipe
+
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }} ${{ runner.os }} Python ${{ matrix.python }}
-          path: ${{ env.conda-bld }}${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}-*.conda
+          path: ${{ env.CONDA_BLD }}${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}-*.conda
 
   test_linux:
     needs: build_linux
+
     runs-on:  ubuntu-latest
+
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include:
@@ -116,6 +147,7 @@ jobs:
             numpy: "2.3"
           - python: "3.13"
             numpy: "2.3"
+
     env:
       CHANNELS: -c https://software.repos.intel.com/python/conda -c conda-forge --override-channels
 
@@ -124,10 +156,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }} ${{ runner.os }} Python ${{ matrix.python }}
+
       - name: Add conda to system path
         run: echo $CONDA/bin >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
       - name: Install conda-build
         run: conda install conda-build
+
       - name: Create conda channel
         run: |
           mkdir -p $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/channel/linux-64
@@ -137,6 +172,7 @@ jobs:
           # Test channel
           conda search $PACKAGE_NAME -c $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/channel --override-channels --info --json > $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/ver.json
           cat ver.json
+
       - name: Collect dependencies
         run: |
           . $CONDA/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
@@ -144,9 +180,11 @@ jobs:
           export PACKAGE_VERSION=$(python -c "${VER_SCRIPT1} ${VER_SCRIPT2}")
           conda create -n ${{ env.TEST_ENV_NAME }} $PACKAGE_NAME=${PACKAGE_VERSION} python=${{ matrix.python }} numpy=${{ matrix.numpy }} $CHANNELS --only-deps --dry-run > lockfile
           cat lockfile
+
       - name: Set pkgs_dirs
         run: |
           echo "pkgs_dirs: [~/.conda/pkgs]" >> ~/.condarc
+
       - name: Cache conda packages
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         env:
@@ -165,8 +203,11 @@ jobs:
           CHANNELS="-c $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/channel ${{ env.CHANNELS }}"
           export PACKAGE_VERSION=$(python -c "${VER_SCRIPT1} ${VER_SCRIPT2}")
           conda create -n ${{ env.TEST_ENV_NAME }} $PACKAGE_NAME=${PACKAGE_VERSION} pytest python=${{ matrix.python }} numpy=${{ matrix.numpy }} $CHANNELS
+          conda activate ${{ env.TEST_ENV_NAME }}
+
           # Test installed packages
           conda list
+
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
           . $CONDA/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
@@ -175,6 +216,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test_windows:
     needs: build_windows
+
     runs-on:  windows-latest
 
     strategy:
@@ -188,6 +230,7 @@ jobs:
             numpy: "2.3"
           - python: "3.13"
             numpy: "2.3"
+
     env:
       CHANNELS: -c https://software.repos.intel.com/python/conda -c conda-forge --override-channels
 
@@ -196,22 +239,28 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }} ${{ runner.os }} Python ${{ matrix.python }}
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
+
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@835234971496cad1653abb28a638a281cf32541f # v3.2.0
         with:
-          conda-remove-defaults: true
-          auto-activate-base: true
-          activate-environment: ""
-      - name: Install conda-build
-        # Needed to be able to run conda index
-        run: conda install conda-build
+          miniforge-version: latest
+          use-mamba: 'true'
+          conda-remove-defaults: 'true'
+          activate-environment: 'test'
+          python-version: '3.13' # no python 3.14 support by conda-index
+
+      - name: Install conda-index
+        run: conda install conda-index
+
       - name: Create conda channel
         run: |
           mkdir ${{ env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE }}\channel\win-64
           move ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}-*.conda ${{ env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE }}\channel\win-64
-          conda index ${{ env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE }}/channel
+          python -m conda_index ${{ env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE }}/channel
+
           # Test channel
           conda search ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }} -c ${{ env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE }}/channel --override-channels --info --json > ${{ env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE }}\ver.json
           more ${{ env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE }}\ver.json
+
       - name: Collect dependencies
         shell: cmd
         run: |
@@ -223,6 +272,7 @@ jobs:
           )
           conda create -n ${{ env.TEST_ENV_NAME }} ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}=%PACKAGE_VERSION% python=${{ matrix.python }} numpy=${{ matrix.numpy }} -c ${{ env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE }}/channel ${{ env.CHANNELS }} --only-deps --dry-run > lockfile
           more lockfile
+
       - name: Cache conda packages
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         env:
@@ -248,8 +298,11 @@ jobs:
           )
           SET "WORKAROUND_DEPENDENCIES=intel-openmp"
           conda create -n ${{ env.TEST_ENV_NAME }} ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}=%PACKAGE_VERSION% %WORKAROUND_DEPENDENCIES% pytest python=${{ matrix.python }} numpy=${{ matrix.numpy }} -c ${{ env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE }}/channel ${{ env.CHANNELS }}
+          conda activate -n ${{ env.TEST_ENV_NAME }}
+
           # Test installed packages
           conda list
+
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
           conda activate -n ${{ env.TEST_ENV_NAME }}