diff --git a/.github/workflows/fpm-deployment.yml b/.github/workflows/fpm-deployment.yml
index 3b102c992..513c834ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fpm-deployment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fpm-deployment.yml
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Python 3.x
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: 3.x
 
       - name: Install requirements
         run: pip install --upgrade -r config/requirements.txt
 
-      - uses: fortran-lang/setup-fortran@main
+      - uses: fortran-lang/setup-fortran@v1.6.2
         id: setup-fortran
         with:
           compiler: ${{ matrix.toolchain.compiler }}
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ jobs:
       - run: | # Just for deployment: create stdlib-fpm-ilp64 folder
           python config/fypp_deployment.py --deploy_stdlib_fpm --with_ilp64
 
-      - run: | # Use fpm gnu ci to check xdp and qp
-          python config/fypp_deployment.py --with_xdp --with_qp
-          fpm test --profile release --flag '-DWITH_XDP -DWITH_QP'
-
       - run: | # Tests without xdp and qp
           python config/fypp_deployment.py
           fpm test --profile release
@@ -81,14 +77,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
 
-      - uses: fortran-lang/setup-fortran@main
+      - uses: fortran-lang/setup-fortran@v1.6.2
         id: setup-fortran
         with:
           compiler: ${{ matrix.toolchain.compiler }}
           version: ${{ matrix.toolchain.version }}
 
       - name: Set up Python 3.x
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: 3.x
 
@@ -105,9 +101,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get install lcov
 
-      - run: | # Use fpm gnu ci to check xdp and qp
-          python config/fypp_deployment.py --with_xdp --with_qp
-          fpm test --profile release --flag '-DWITH_XDP -DWITH_QP -coverage'
+      - run: | # Use fpm gnu ci to check coverage
+          python config/fypp_deployment.py
+          fpm test --profile release --flag '-coverage'
 
       - name: Create coverage report
         run: |
@@ -116,7 +112,10 @@ jobs:
           lcov --capture --initial --base-directory . --directory ${{ env.COV_DIR }} --output-file ${{ env.COV_DIR }}/coverage.base --ignore-errors mismatch
           lcov --capture           --base-directory . --directory ${{ env.COV_DIR }} --output-file ${{ env.COV_DIR }}/coverage.capture --ignore-errors mismatch
           lcov --add-tracefile ${{ env.COV_DIR }}/coverage.base --add-tracefile ${{ env.COV_DIR }}/coverage.capture --output-file ${{ env.COV_DIR }}/coverage.info --ignore-errors mismatch
-          lcov --remove ${{ env.COV_DIR }}/coverage.info '*/example/*' --output-file ${{ env.COV_DIR }}/coverage.info
+          # Exclude example files from coverage: use both absolute-path pattern (*/example/*)
+          # and relative-path pattern (example/**) because lcov 2.x requires ** for recursive matching
+          # and the fpm build stores paths relative to the project root.
+          lcov --remove ${{ env.COV_DIR }}/coverage.info '*/example/*' 'example/**' --output-file ${{ env.COV_DIR }}/coverage.info --ignore-errors unused,mismatch,inconsistent
         env:
             COV_DIR: build/coverage