diff --git a/.github/workflows/everything.yml b/.github/workflows/everything.yml
index 46c01cf4f8..94960e0ddf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/everything.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/everything.yml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ jobs:
 
   linux_el8:
     needs: [format, git_checks]
-    if: needs.git_checks.outputs.num_code_changes > 0
+    if: false
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ jobs:
 
   macos:
     needs: [format, git_checks]
-    if: needs.git_checks.outputs.num_code_changes > 0
+    if: false
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.image }}
     env:
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ jobs:
 
   windows:
     needs: [format, git_checks]
-    if: needs.git_checks.outputs.num_code_changes > 0
+    if: false
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.image }}
     env:
diff --git a/docs/environment.yml b/docs/environment.yml
index 558152e1e9..6f8dfbb001 100644
--- a/docs/environment.yml
+++ b/docs/environment.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dependencies:
   - numpy
   - breathe==4.33.0
   - docutils==0.17
-  - python
+  - python==3.8
   - sphinx=4
   - pip
   - pip:
diff --git a/readthedocs.yml b/readthedocs.yml
index 309601c2f8..051e5d2de2 100644
--- a/readthedocs.yml
+++ b/readthedocs.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ conda:
 build:
     os: "ubuntu-22.04"
     tools:
-        python: "3.10"
+      python: "3.8"
     jobs:
         pre_install:
             - cmake -B build -S .