diff --git a/.azure/ipynb-publish.yml b/.azure/ipynb-publish.yml
index 4002e702e..b854447c9 100644
--- a/.azure/ipynb-publish.yml
+++ b/.azure/ipynb-publish.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ trigger:
   batch: "true"
   # publish notebooks only from default/main branch
   branches:
-    include: [main]
+    include: ["main"]
 
 # no run on PR as this is exclusive for publishing notebooks
 pr: none
diff --git a/.azure/ipynb-validate.yml b/.azure/ipynb-validate.yml
index b91d8b5d3..f3047fd6f 100644
--- a/.azure/ipynb-validate.yml
+++ b/.azure/ipynb-validate.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 trigger: none
 pr:
   branches:
-    include: [main]
+    include: ["main"]
   autoCancel: "true"
   drafts: "true"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_checks.yml
index 88ae498ed..6e594e9af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_checks.yml
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   check-schema:
-    uses: Lightning-AI/utilities/.github/workflows/check-schema.yml@v0.12.0
+    uses: Lightning-AI/utilities/.github/workflows/check-schema.yml@v0.14.3
+    with:
+      actions-ref: v0.14.3
+      azure-schema-version: "v1.249.0"