diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index c593796..7f50ae8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -10,32 +10,24 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
       
 jobs:
-  deploy:
-    name: Deploy to shinyapps
-
-    # allow skipping deployment for commits containing '[automated]' or '[no-deploy]' in the commit message
-    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[automated]') && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[no-deploy]')"
+  shiny-deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
-      # Step 1: Check out the code from the repository
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      
-      - name: Install system dependencies (libcurl)
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y pkg-config libcurl4-openssl-dev 
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@v2
 
-      - name: Set PKG_CONFIG_PATH
-        run: |
-          # Set PKG_CONFIG_PATH for libcurl to make sure pkg-config finds it
-          export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH
-          echo "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$PKG_CONFIG_PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV  # Persist this for the rest of the workflow
-          echo "PKG_CONFIG_PATH: $PKG_CONFIG_PATH"  # Print the value for debugging
-          
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
         with:
-          r-version: '4.1.1' # The R version to download (if necessary) and use.
+          use-public-rspm: true
+
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-renv@v2
+
+      - name: Install rsconnect
+        run: install.packages("rsconnect")
+        shell: Rscript {0}
           
       # Step 2: Install R packages
       - name: install everything and deploy