diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_build_push_gwas.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_build_push_gwas.yml
index 636a3ef1..1c449107 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_build_push_gwas.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_build_push_gwas.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # action to build and push the gwas Docker and Singularity image at each tag (for release)
-name: container build push
+name: build gwas Docker image
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ jobs:
       - 
         name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          lfs: 'true'
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            test-requirements.txt
+            tests
       - 
         name: Docker meta
         id: meta
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           py.test -v tests/test_gwas.py
       -
         name: Build and push
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
           context: "{{defaultContext}}:docker"
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_build_push_hello.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_build_push_hello.yml
index dcbeac29..5b0b7048 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_build_push_hello.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_build_push_hello.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # action to build and push the hello Docker and Singularity image at each tag (for release)
-name: container build push
+name: build & push hello Docker image
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_build_push_python3.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_build_push_python3.yml
index ccc3f573..b792f7c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_build_push_python3.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_build_push_python3.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # action to build and push the python3 Docker and Singularity image at each tag (for release)
-name: container build push
+name: build & push python3 Docker image
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_build_push_r.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_build_push_r.yml
index 26c7270b..fe66fb4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_build_push_r.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_build_push_r.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # action to build and push the r Docker and Singularity image at each tag (for release)
-name: container build push
+name: build & push r Docker image
 
 on:
   push: