diff --git a/.github/workflows/hook-dependencies-update.yml b/.github/workflows/hook-dependencies-update.yml
index 63d692621..72c80e7da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hook-dependencies-update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hook-dependencies-update.yml
@@ -32,14 +32,17 @@ jobs:
           sudo -s eval "$sysreqs"
       - name: update existing packages
         run: |
-          options(repos = c(CRAN = "https://packagemanager.rstudio.com/all/latest"))
-          install.packages('renv')
-          install.packages('jsonlite')
-          renv_deps <- names(jsonlite::read_json('renv.lock')$Packages)
+          options(
+              repos = c(CRAN = "https://packagemanager.rstudio.com/all/latest"), 
+              install.packages.compile.from.source = "never"
+          )
+          install.packages("renv")
+          install.packages("jsonlite")
+          renv_deps <- names(jsonlite::read_json("renv.lock")$Packages)
           renv::load()
           renv::restore(prompt = FALSE)
           can_be_updated <- renv::update(renv_deps, prompt = FALSE)
-          renv::snapshot(packages = renv_deps)
+          renv::snapshot(packages = renv_deps, prompt = FALSE)
         shell: Rscript {0}
       - name: update dependency graph among packages
         run: |
diff --git a/renv.lock b/renv.lock
index 01b71a09f..224863ff0 100644
--- a/renv.lock
+++ b/renv.lock
@@ -24,18 +24,18 @@
     },
     "R.methodsS3": {
       "Package": "R.methodsS3",
-      "Version": "1.8.1",
+      "Version": "1.8.2",
       "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "4bf6453323755202d5909697b6f7c109",
+      "Repository": "RSPM",
+      "Hash": "278c286fd6e9e75d0c2e8f731ea445c8",
       "Requirements": []
     },
     "R.oo": {
       "Package": "R.oo",
-      "Version": "1.24.0",
+      "Version": "1.25.0",
       "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "5709328352717e2f0a9c012be8a97554",
+      "Repository": "RSPM",
+      "Hash": "a0900a114f4f0194cf4aa8cd4a700681",
       "Requirements": [
         "R.methodsS3"
       ]
@@ -302,15 +302,10 @@
     },
     "lintr": {
       "Package": "lintr",
-      "Version": "2.0.1.9000",
-      "Source": "GitHub",
-      "RemoteType": "github",
-      "RemoteUsername": "jimhester",
-      "RemoteRepo": "lintr",
-      "RemoteRef": "HEAD",
-      "RemoteSha": "1ae01287f9c97536e097715beb08e88a25632067",
-      "RemoteHost": "api.github.com",
-      "Hash": "4d0a806974012edb045272ac3fcf9e72",
+      "Version": "3.0.0",
+      "Source": "Repository",
+      "Repository": "RSPM",
+      "Hash": "1214604176fb93fdcac030fc5d2177d9",
       "Requirements": [
         "backports",
         "codetools",
@@ -377,10 +372,10 @@
     },
     "processx": {
       "Package": "processx",
-      "Version": "3.5.3",
+      "Version": "3.6.0",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "RSPM",
-      "Hash": "8bbae1a548d0d3fdf6647bdd9d35bf6d",
+      "Hash": "4acae60adac4791e8c8833d8494f270d",
       "Requirements": [
         "R6",
         "ps"
diff --git a/renv/activate.R b/renv/activate.R
index 99b70024f..f958df789 100644
--- a/renv/activate.R
+++ b/renv/activate.R
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ local({
   # mask 'utils' packages, will come first on the search path
   library(utils, lib.loc = .Library)
 
-  # unload renv if it's already been laoded
+  # unload renv if it's already been loaded
   if ("renv" %in% loadedNamespaces())
     unloadNamespace("renv")
 
@@ -314,9 +314,18 @@ local({
     }
   
     # bail if it doesn't exist
-    if (!file.exists(tarball))
+    if (!file.exists(tarball)) {
+  
+      # let the user know we weren't able to honour their request
+      fmt <- "* RENV_BOOTSTRAP_TARBALL is set (%s) but does not exist."
+      msg <- sprintf(fmt, tarball)
+      warning(msg)
+  
+      # bail
       return()
   
+    }
+  
     fmt <- "* Bootstrapping with tarball at path '%s'."
     msg <- sprintf(fmt, tarball)
     message(msg)
@@ -800,7 +809,7 @@ local({
   
     # find strings in the JSON
     pattern <- '["](?:(?:\\\\.)|(?:[^"\\\\]))*?["]'
-    locs <- gregexpr(pattern, text)[[1]]
+    locs <- gregexpr(pattern, text, perl = TRUE)[[1]]
   
     # if any are found, replace them with placeholders
     replaced <- text
diff --git a/vignettes/hook-order.Rmd b/vignettes/no_pkgdown/hook-order.Rmd
similarity index 100%
rename from vignettes/hook-order.Rmd
rename to vignettes/no_pkgdown/hook-order.Rmd
diff --git a/vignettes/testing.Rmd b/vignettes/no_pkgdown/testing.Rmd
similarity index 100%
rename from vignettes/testing.Rmd
rename to vignettes/no_pkgdown/testing.Rmd