diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index 1d9520c..014c6d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ jobs:
       - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2
         with:
           upload-snapshots: true
-          build_args: 'c("--no-tests", "--compact-vignettes=gs+qpdf")'
+          build_args: '--no-tests --no-manual --compact-vignettes=gs+qpdf'