diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index 80fef57..ec9df25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         config:
           - {os: macOS-latest,   r: 'release'}
           - {os: windows-latest, r: 'release'}
-          - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'devel', http-user-agent: 'release'}
           - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'release'}
-          - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'oldrel-1'}
 
     env:
       GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           extra-packages: rcmdcheck
 
-      - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v1
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2
 
       - name: Show testthat output
         if: always()