diff --git a/.ci_support/environment-mini.yml b/.ci_support/environment-mini.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5c7d0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci_support/environment-mini.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+channels:
+- conda-forge
+dependencies:
+- pandas =3.0.1
+- pyyaml =6.0.3
+- jinja2 =3.1.6
+- hatchling =1.29.0
+- hatch-vcs =0.5.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
index 1861d32..e8258c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
@@ -98,19 +98,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup environment
-        run: |
-          cp .ci_support/environment.yml environment.yml
-          sed -i '/defusedxml/d' environment.yml
-          sed -i '/paramiko/d' environment.yml
-          sed -i '/tqdm/d' environment.yml
-          echo -e "channels:\n  - conda-forge\n" > .condarc
+        run: echo -e "channels:\n  - conda-forge\n" > .condarc
       - name: Setup Mambaforge
         uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           python-version: '3.14'
           miniforge-version: latest
           condarc-file: .condarc
-          environment-file: environment.yml
+          environment-file: .ci_support/environment-mini.yml
       - name: Test
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: |