diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index ce9fdccda6b..76563737844 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -86,13 +86,14 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           dvc remote modify origin url https://${DAGSHUB_TOKEN}@dagshub.com/GenericMappingTools/gmt.dvc --local
-          dvc pull --remote origin --no-run-cache
+          dvc pull --remote origin --no-run-cache --force
         env:
           DAGSHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DAGSHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Download DVC cache from GitHub Artifacts and restore baseline image data
         if: steps.dvc-pull.outcome == 'failure'
         run: |
+          rm -rf .dvc/cache/
           gh run download -n dvc-cache -D .dvc/cache/
           dvc checkout --force
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index a0478613913..3e1c16d7c88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -127,13 +127,14 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           dvc remote modify origin url https://${DAGSHUB_TOKEN}@dagshub.com/GenericMappingTools/gmt.dvc --local
-          dvc pull --remote origin --no-run-cache
+          dvc pull --remote origin --no-run-cache --force
         env:
           DAGSHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DAGSHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Download DVC cache from GitHub Artifacts and restore baseline image data
         if: steps.dvc-pull.outcome == 'failure'
         run: |
+          rm -rf .dvc/cache
           gh run download -n dvc-cache -D .dvc/cache/
           dvc checkout --force
         env: