diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_suite.yml b/.github/workflows/test_suite.yml
index 48da25078..f3e91d0bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_suite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_suite.yml
@@ -25,22 +25,23 @@ jobs:
     #   run: sudo chown -R $UID $CONDA
     #   if: runner.os == 'macOS'
 
+    - name: HACK! remove default conda
+      run: sudo unlink /usr/bin/conda
+
     - name: Install IC
       run: |
-        source $CONDA/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
         source manage.sh work_in_python_version_no_tests ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-
     - name: Run tests
       run: |
+        source scripts/setup_conda_gha.sh
         set -o pipefail # necessary for test failure to propagate to `tee`
-        source $CONDA/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
         source manage.sh work_in_python_version_no_tests ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         PYTEST_ADDOPTS=--color=yes HYPOTHESIS_PROFILE=travis-ci bash manage.sh run_tests_par | tee pytest_output
 
     - name: Test warning-catching script
       run: |
-        source $CONDA/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
+        source scripts/setup_conda_gha.sh
         source manage.sh work_in_python_version_no_tests ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
         # write dummy tests
diff --git a/manage.sh b/manage.sh
index 16c63a65c..ca9e91b3a 100644
--- a/manage.sh
+++ b/manage.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function install_conda {
         echo Conda already installed. Skipping conda installation.
     else
         echo Installing conda for $CONDA_OS
-        CONDA_URL="https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-py${PYTHON_VERSION//.}_4.9.2-${CONDA_OS}-x86_64.sh"
+        CONDA_URL="https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-py${PYTHON_VERSION//.}_23.11.0-2-${CONDA_OS}-x86_64.sh"
         if which wget; then
             wget ${CONDA_URL} -O miniconda.sh
         else
diff --git a/scripts/setup_conda_gha.sh b/scripts/setup_conda_gha.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ed63f330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/setup_conda_gha.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export CONDA=$HOME/miniconda
+export PATH=$CONDA/bin:$PATH
+source $CONDA/etc/profile.d/conda.sh