diff --git a/.github/workflows/rcmdcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/rcmdcheck.yml
index 00dce6f..8830316 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rcmdcheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rcmdcheck.yml
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ jobs:
       - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2
         with:
           upload-snapshots: true
-          build_args: 'c("--no-manual","--compact-vignettes=gs+qpdf")'
+          build_args: 'c("--no-manual", "--no-examples", "--as-cran", "--compact-vignettes=gs+qpdf")'