diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index 1dd66c7..6e253bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
  #         - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'oldrel'}
  #         - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: '4.1'}
  #         - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: '4.0'}
-          - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: '3.6', args: ', "--no-vignettes"', build_args: ', "--no-build-vignettes"'}
+          - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: '3.6'}
 
     env:
       GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -58,9 +58,13 @@ jobs:
           extra-packages: any::rcmdcheck, knitr=?ignore-before-r=4.0.0, rmarkdown=?ignore-before-r=4.0.0
           needs: check
 
+      - name: Try R3.6 dependencies
+        if: matrix.config.r == '3.6'
+        run: |
+          install.packages("https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/evaluate_0.24.0.tar.gz", repos = NULL, type = "source")
+          install.packages(c("knitr", "rmarkdown"), repos = "https://cloud.r-project.org")
+
       - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2
         with:
           upload-snapshots: true
           check-dir: '"check"'
-          args: 'c("--as-cran","--no-manual" ${{ matrix.config.args }})'
-          build_args: 'c("--no-manual" ${{ matrix.config.build_args }})'