diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-branch-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-branch-checks.yml
index d96cb50ea..72f98fc99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-branch-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-branch-checks.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
   docs-build:
     if: ${{ inputs.html || github.event_name == 'push' }}
     name: Generate HTML
-    uses: neo4j/docs-tools/.github/workflows/reusable-docs-build.yml@v1.2.0
+    uses: neo4j/docs-tools/.github/workflows/reusable-docs-build.yml@v2.0.0-rc-1
     with:
       retain-artifacts: 14
       deploy-id: 0
@@ -38,16 +38,16 @@ jobs:
   docs-verify:
     name: Verify HTML
     needs: docs-build
-    uses: neo4j/docs-tools/.github/workflows/reusable-docs-verify.yml@v1.2.0
+    uses: neo4j/docs-tools/.github/workflows/reusable-docs-verify.yml@v2.0.0-rc-1
 
   docs-links:
     if: ${{ inputs.links || github.event_name == 'push' }}
     name: Check links
     needs: docs-build
-    uses: neo4j/docs-tools/.github/workflows/reusable-docs-links.yml@v1.2.0
+    uses: neo4j/docs-tools/.github/workflows/reusable-docs-links.yml@v2.0.0-rc-1
 
   docs-lint:
     if: ${{ inputs.lint || github.event_name == 'push' }}
     name: Lint docs
-    uses: neo4j/docs-tools/.github/workflows/reusable-docs-lint.yml@v1.2.0
+    uses: neo4j/docs-tools/.github/workflows/reusable-docs-lint.yml@v2.0.0-rc-1
     
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-pr-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-pr-checks.yml
index a98780604..0dfcdfeca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-pr-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-pr-checks.yml
@@ -13,17 +13,18 @@ jobs:
 
   #  Generate HTML
   docs-build-pr:
-    uses: neo4j/docs-tools/.github/workflows/reusable-docs-build.yml@v1.2.0
+    uses: neo4j/docs-tools/.github/workflows/reusable-docs-build.yml@v2.0.0-rc-1
     with:
       deploy-id: ${{ github.event.number }}
       retain-artifacts: 14
+      antora-extensions-exclude: "@neo4j-antora/xref-hash-validator" # Exclude the xref hash validator extension
 
   # Parse the json log output from the HTML build, and output warnings and errors as annotations
   # Optionally, fail the build if there are warnings or errors
   # By default, the job fails if there are errors, passes if there are warnings only.
   docs-verify-pr:
     needs: docs-build-pr
-    uses: neo4j/docs-tools/.github/workflows/reusable-docs-verify.yml@v1.2.0
+    uses: neo4j/docs-tools/.github/workflows/reusable-docs-verify.yml@v2.0.0-rc-1
     with:
       failOnWarnings: true
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
   docs-updates-comment-pr:
     if: needs.docs-build-pr.outputs.pages-listed == 'success'
     needs: [docs-build-pr, docs-changes-pr]
-    uses: neo4j/docs-tools/.github/workflows/reusable-docs-pr-changes.yml@v1.2.0
+    uses: neo4j/docs-tools/.github/workflows/reusable-docs-pr-changes.yml@v2.0.0-rc-1
     with:
       pages-modified: ${{ needs.docs-changes-pr.outputs.pages-modified }}
       pages-added: ${{ needs.docs-changes-pr.outputs.pages-added }}