diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
index d81d7802..2e122ba7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "changes=$changes" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           git add . --force
           git commit -m 'Render preview' || echo "No changes to commit"
-          git pull --set-upstream origin $branch_name --allow-unrelated-histories --strategy-option=ours
+          git pull --rebase --set-upstream origin $branch_name --allow-unrelated-histories --strategy-option=ours
           git push --force || echo "No changes to commit"
         shell: bash
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/render-all.yml b/.github/workflows/render-all.yml
index 12643d87..ad299a07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/render-all.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/render-all.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
 
   render-tocless:
     name: Render TOC-less version for Leanpub or Coursera
-    needs: [yaml-check]
+    needs: [render-bookdown]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       image: ${{needs.yaml-check.outputs.rendering_docker_image}}
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
 
   render-leanpub:
     name: Finish Leanpub prep
-    needs: [yaml-check, render-tocless]
+    needs: [render-tocless]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       image: jhudsl/ottrpal:main
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ jobs:
 
   render-coursera:
     name: Finish Coursera prep
-    needs: [yaml-check, render-tocless]
+    needs: [render-tocless]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       image: ${{needs.yaml-check.outputs.rendering_docker_image}}