diff --git a/.github/workflows/mr_ci_text_spotting.yml b/.github/workflows/mr_ci_text_spotting.yml
index 1927fabe..9bbffc55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mr_ci_text_spotting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mr_ci_text_spotting.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
   all_tests:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
       fail-fast: false
     env:
       # point datasets to ~/.torch so it's cached by CI
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2
 
+      - name: Free disk space (Ubuntu)
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        run: |
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/android
+          sudo rm -rf /opt/ghc
+          sudo rm -rf /opt/hostedtoolcache/CodeQL
+          sudo apt-get clean
+          df -h
+
       - name: Set up Python 3.11
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
@@ -46,14 +56,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install wheel
-          python -m pip install numpy==1.26.4 torch==2.2.2 torchvision==0.17.2 -f https://download.pytorch.org/whl/torch_stable.html
-          python -m pip install ".[dev]"
-          python -m pip install pytest-cov
-          python -m pip install --no-build-isolation 'git+https://github.com/facebookresearch/detectron2.git'
-          python -m pip install --no-build-isolation 'git+https://github.com/maps-as-data/DeepSolo.git'
-          python -m pip install --no-build-isolation 'git+https://github.com/maps-as-data/DPText-DETR.git'
-          python -m pip install --no-build-isolation 'git+https://github.com/maps-as-data/MapTextPipeline.git'
+          python -m pip install --no-cache-dir wheel
+          python -m pip install --no-cache-dir numpy==1.26.4 torch==2.2.2 torchvision==0.17.2 -f https://download.pytorch.org/whl/torch_stable.html
+          python -m pip install --no-cache-dir ".[dev]"
+          python -m pip install --no-cache-dir pytest-cov
+          python -m pip install --no-cache-dir --no-build-isolation 'git+https://github.com/facebookresearch/detectron2.git'
+          python -m pip install --no-cache-dir --no-build-isolation 'git+https://github.com/maps-as-data/DeepSolo.git'
+          python -m pip install --no-cache-dir --no-build-isolation 'git+https://github.com/maps-as-data/DPText-DETR.git'
+          python -m pip install --no-cache-dir --no-build-isolation 'git+https://github.com/maps-as-data/MapTextPipeline.git'
 
       - name: Clone DPText-DETR
         run: |
diff --git a/tests/test_text_spotting/test_deepsolo_runner.py b/tests/test_text_spotting/test_deepsolo_runner.py
index 97248467..64048eb8 100644
--- a/tests/test_text_spotting/test_deepsolo_runner.py
+++ b/tests/test_text_spotting/test_deepsolo_runner.py
@@ -146,8 +146,10 @@ def test_deepsolo_init_tsv(init_dataframes, tmp_path):
 
 def test_deepsolo_init_geojson(init_dataframes, tmp_path, mock_response):
     parent_df, patch_df = init_dataframes
-    parent_df.to_file(f"{tmp_path}/parent_df.geojson", driver="GeoJSON")
-    patch_df.to_file(f"{tmp_path}/patch_df.geojson", driver="GeoJSON")
+    parent_df.to_file(
+        f"{tmp_path}/parent_df.geojson", driver="GeoJSON", engine="pyogrio"
+    )
+    patch_df.to_file(f"{tmp_path}/patch_df.geojson", driver="GeoJSON", engine="pyogrio")
     runner = DeepSoloRunner(
         f"{tmp_path}/patch_df.geojson",
         parent_df=f"{tmp_path}/parent_df.geojson",
diff --git a/tests/test_text_spotting/test_dptext_runner.py b/tests/test_text_spotting/test_dptext_runner.py
index ed1a231d..ff1e4c2f 100644
--- a/tests/test_text_spotting/test_dptext_runner.py
+++ b/tests/test_text_spotting/test_dptext_runner.py
@@ -146,8 +146,10 @@ def test_dptext_init_tsv(init_dataframes, tmp_path):
 
 def test_dptext_init_geojson(init_dataframes, tmp_path, mock_response):
     parent_df, patch_df = init_dataframes
-    parent_df.to_file(f"{tmp_path}/parent_df.geojson", driver="GeoJSON")
-    patch_df.to_file(f"{tmp_path}/patch_df.geojson", driver="GeoJSON")
+    parent_df.to_file(
+        f"{tmp_path}/parent_df.geojson", driver="GeoJSON", engine="pyogrio"
+    )
+    patch_df.to_file(f"{tmp_path}/patch_df.geojson", driver="GeoJSON", engine="pyogrio")
     runner = DPTextDETRRunner(
         f"{tmp_path}/patch_df.geojson",
         parent_df=f"{tmp_path}/parent_df.geojson",
diff --git a/tests/test_text_spotting/test_maptext_runner.py b/tests/test_text_spotting/test_maptext_runner.py
index 10b32424..897e6a3a 100644
--- a/tests/test_text_spotting/test_maptext_runner.py
+++ b/tests/test_text_spotting/test_maptext_runner.py
@@ -145,8 +145,10 @@ def test_maptext_init_tsv(init_dataframes, tmp_path):
 
 def test_maptext_init_geojson(init_dataframes, tmp_path, mock_response):
     parent_df, patch_df = init_dataframes
-    parent_df.to_file(f"{tmp_path}/parent_df.geojson", driver="GeoJSON")
-    patch_df.to_file(f"{tmp_path}/patch_df.geojson", driver="GeoJSON")
+    parent_df.to_file(
+        f"{tmp_path}/parent_df.geojson", driver="GeoJSON", engine="pyogrio"
+    )
+    patch_df.to_file(f"{tmp_path}/patch_df.geojson", driver="GeoJSON", engine="pyogrio")
     runner = MapTextRunner(
         f"{tmp_path}/patch_df.geojson",
         parent_df=f"{tmp_path}/parent_df.geojson",