diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
index 0b75e3a98..fa78a285c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
@@ -15,16 +15,14 @@ on:
       - '**.txt'
 jobs:
   style:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
       - name: Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
-          python-version: "3.12"
-
+          python-version: "3.14"
       - name: Linters
         run: make lint
 
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       name: Checkout
 
     - name: Python ${{ matrix.config.python }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.config.python }}
         allow-prereleases: true
@@ -71,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
               pkg-config \
               zlib1g-dev
             if [[ "${{ matrix.config.extras }}" ]]; then
-              sudo apt-get install doxygen wget
+              sudo apt-get install doxygen
             fi
             ;;
           macos-14)