diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-notebooks.yml b/.github/workflows/test-notebooks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e18ded7c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-notebooks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+name: Test notebooks
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        python: ["3.11"]
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
+
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+        with:
+          enable-cache: true
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
+          cache-dependency-glob: pyproject.toml
+      - name: Create notebooks environment
+        run: uvx hatch -v env create notebooks
+      - name: Test notebooks
+        env:
+          MPLBACKEND: agg
+          PLATFORM: ${{ matrix.os }}
+          DISPLAY: :42
+
+        run: |
+          uvx hatch run notebooks:setup-squidpy-kernel
+          uvx hatch run notebooks:run-notebooks
diff --git a/.scripts/ci/run_notebooks.py b/.scripts/ci/run_notebooks.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ab221a32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.scripts/ci/run_notebooks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import glob
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+EPILOG = """
+Examples:
+  python run_notebooks.py docs/notebooks
+  python run_notebooks.py /path/to/notebooks --kernel my-kernel
+"""
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    # Set up argument parser
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Run Jupyter notebooks in specified directories using jupytext",
+        formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
+        epilog=EPILOG,
+    )
+
+    parser.add_argument("base_directory", help="Base directory containing notebook subdirectories")
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-k", "--kernel", default="squidpy", help="Jupyter kernel to use for execution (default: squidpy)"
+    )
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--dry-run", action="store_true", help="Show which notebooks would be run without executing them"
+    )
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Base directory for notebooks
+    base_dir = args.base_directory
+
+    # Define notebook directories or patterns
+    notebook_patterns = [
+        f"{base_dir}/examples/tools/*.ipynb",
+        f"{base_dir}/examples/plotting/*.ipynb",
+        f"{base_dir}/examples/image/*.ipynb",
+        f"{base_dir}/examples/graph/*.ipynb",
+        # f"{base_dir}/tutorials/*.ipynb"  # don't include because it contains many external modules
+    ]
+
+    # Initialize a list to hold valid notebook paths
+    valid_notebooks = []
+
+    # Gather all valid notebook files from the patterns
+    print("Gathering notebooks...")
+    for pattern in notebook_patterns:
+        for nb_path in glob.glob(pattern):
+            if os.path.isfile(nb_path):  # Check if the file exists
+                valid_notebooks.append(nb_path)  # Add to the list of valid notebooks
+
+    # Check if we have any notebooks to run
+    if len(valid_notebooks) == 0:
+        print("No notebooks found to run.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Echo the notebooks that will be run for clarity
+    print("Preparing to run the following notebooks:")
+    for nb in valid_notebooks:
+        print(f"  {nb}")
+
+    # If dry run, exit here
+    if args.dry_run:
+        print(f"\nDry run complete. Would execute {len(valid_notebooks)} notebooks with kernel '{args.kernel}'.")
+        return
+
+    # Initialize a flag to track the success of all commands
+    all_success = True
+
+    # Execute all valid notebooks
+    print(f"\nExecuting notebooks with kernel '{args.kernel}'...")
+    for nb in valid_notebooks:
+        print(f"Running {nb}")
+        try:
+            subprocess.run(["jupytext", "-k", args.kernel, "--execute", nb], check=True)
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+            print(f"Failed to run {nb}")
+            all_success = False
+
+    # Check if any executions failed
+    if not all_success:
+        print("One or more notebooks failed to execute.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    print("All notebooks executed successfully.")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index ebc70d665..8f97ee5f9 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ We are happy about any contributions! Before you start, check out our `contribut
 
     notebooks/tutorials/index
     notebooks/examples/index
+    notebooks/deprecated_features/index
 
 .. |PyPI| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/squidpy.svg
     :target: https://pypi.org/project/squidpy/
diff --git a/docs/notebooks b/docs/notebooks
index 4f47e47bf..98d97da49 160000
--- a/docs/notebooks
+++ b/docs/notebooks
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 4f47e47bf66da170963a2252c5c699b77bb050d9
+Subproject commit 98d97da49528e4229548a315a88569ebfc618942
diff --git a/hatch.toml b/hatch.toml
index e9a942f9a..388594bf6 100644
--- a/hatch.toml
+++ b/hatch.toml
@@ -56,4 +56,20 @@ python = [ "3.13" ]
 # set the environment variable `UV_PRERELEASE` to "allow".
 matrix.deps.env-vars = [
   { key = "UV_PRERELEASE", value = "allow", if = [ "pre" ] },
-]
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+]
+
+[envs.notebooks]
+extra-dependencies = [
+    "ipykernel",
+    "jupytext",
+    "nbconvert",
+    "leidenalg",
+    "watermark",
+    "napari-spatialdata",
+]
+extras = ["docs"]
+
+[envs.notebooks.scripts]
+
+setup-squidpy-kernel = "python -m ipykernel install --user --name=squidpy"
+run-notebooks = "python ./.scripts/ci/run_notebooks.py docs/notebooks"
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diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e8968966c..d65304b4f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -281,4 +281,3 @@ exclude_lines = [
 show_missing = true
 precision = 2
 skip_empty = true
-sort = "Miss"
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