diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check-status.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check-status.yaml
index 15860acbb..b9bdf4e4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check-status.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check-status.yaml
@@ -16,11 +16,10 @@ jobs:
 
     name: "Update commit status"
 
-    # Only run if triggered by rcc workflow
-    if: github.event.workflow_run.name == 'rcc'
-
     steps:
       - name: "Update commit status"
+        # Only run if triggered by rcc workflow
+        if: github.event.workflow_run.name == 'rcc'
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index 428cec137..56ae58c6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -18,9 +18,17 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       ref:
-        description: "Branch or tag to check out"
+        description: "Branch, tag, or commit to check out"
         required: false
         default: "main"
+      versions-matrix:
+        description: "Create a matrix of R versions"
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+      dep-suggests-matrix:
+        description: "Create a matrix of suggested dependencies"
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
   merge_group:
     types:
       - checks_requested
@@ -51,6 +59,38 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
 
+      - name: Update status for rcc
+        # FIXME: Wrap into action
+        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          # Check status of this workflow
+          state="pending"
+          sha=${{ inputs.ref }}
+          if [ -z "${sha}" ]; then
+            sha=${{ github.head_ref }}
+          fi
+          if [ -z "${sha}" ]; then
+            sha=${{ github.sha }}
+          fi
+          sha=$(git rev-parse ${sha})
+
+          html_url=$(gh api \
+            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+            -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
+            repos/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }} | jq -r .html_url)
+
+          description="${{ github.workflow }} / ${{ github.job }}"
+
+          gh api \
+            --method POST \
+            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+            -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
+            repos/${{ github.repository }}/statuses/${sha} \
+            -f "state=${state}" -f "target_url=${html_url}" -f "description=${description}" -f "context=rcc"
+        shell: bash
+
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/rate-limit
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -66,25 +106,29 @@ jobs:
           cache-version: rcc-smoke-2
           needs: check, website
           # Beware of using dev pkgdown here, has brought in dev dependencies in the past
-          extra-packages: any::rcmdcheck r-lib/roxygen2 any::decor r-lib/styler pkgdown deps::.
+          extra-packages: any::rcmdcheck r-lib/roxygen2 any::decor r-lib/styler r-lib/pkgdown@f-readme-tweak deps::.
 
       - name: Install package
         run: |
-          R CMD INSTALL .
+          _R_SHLIB_STRIP_=true R CMD INSTALL .
         shell: bash
 
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/custom/after-install
         if: hashFiles('.github/workflows/custom/after-install/action.yml') != ''
 
       - id: versions-matrix
-        # Only run for pull requests if the base repo is different from the head repo, always run for other events
-        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository
+        # Only run for pull requests if the base repo is different from the head repo, not for workflow_dispatch if not requested, always run for other events
+        if: (github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository) && (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.versions-matrix)
         uses: ./.github/workflows/versions-matrix
 
       - id: dep-suggests-matrix
+        # Not for workflow_dispatch if not requested, always run for other events
+        if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.dep-suggests-matrix
         uses: ./.github/workflows/dep-suggests-matrix
 
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/update-snapshots
+        with:
+          base: ${{ inputs.ref || github.head_ref }}
 
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/style
 
@@ -120,6 +164,46 @@ jobs:
           name: rcc-smoke-sha
           path: rcc-smoke-sha.txt
 
+      - name: Update status for rcc
+        # FIXME: Wrap into action
+        if: always() && github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          # Check status of this workflow
+          if [ "${{ job.status }}" == "success" ]; then
+            state="success"
+          else
+            state="failure"
+          fi
+
+          sha=${{ steps.commit.outputs.sha }}
+          if [ -z "${sha}" ]; then
+            sha=${{ inputs.ref }}
+          fi
+          if [ -z "${sha}" ]; then
+            sha=${{ github.head_ref }}
+          fi
+          if [ -z "${sha}" ]; then
+            sha=${{ github.sha }}
+          fi
+            sha=$(git rev-parse ${sha})
+
+          html_url=$(gh api \
+            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+            -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
+            repos/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }} | jq -r .html_url)
+
+          description="${{ github.workflow }} / ${{ github.job }}"
+
+          gh api \
+            --method POST \
+            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+            -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
+            repos/${{ github.repository }}/statuses/${sha} \
+            -f "state=${state}" -f "target_url=${html_url}" -f "description=${description}" -f "context=rcc"
+        shell: bash
+
   rcc-smoke-check-matrix:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
index 09dc06382..6afddb16f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           install-r: false
           cache-version: pkgdown-2
           needs: website
-          extra-packages: pkgdown local::.
+          extra-packages: r-lib/pkgdown@f-readme-tweak local::.
 
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/custom/after-install
         if: hashFiles('.github/workflows/custom/after-install/action.yml') != ''
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-snapshots/action.yml b/.github/workflows/update-snapshots/action.yml
index 6322dc156..5ee7e3ecc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-snapshots/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-snapshots/action.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ description: >
   This action will run `testthat::test_local()` for tests that seem to use snapshots,
   this is determined by reading and grepping the test files.
   If the tests are failing, snapshots are updated, and a pull request is opened.
+inputs:
+  base:
+    description: "The base branch to create the pull request against."
+    required: false
+    default: "main"
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -67,8 +72,8 @@ runs:
       id: cpr
       uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
       with:
-        base: ${{ github.head_ref }}
-        branch: snapshot-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ github.job }}-${{ steps.matrix-desc.outputs.branch }}
+        base: ${{ inputs.base }}
+        branch: snapshot-${{ inputs.base }}-${{ github.job }}-${{ steps.matrix-desc.outputs.branch }}
         delete-branch: true
         title: "test: Snapshot updates for ${{ github.job }} (${{ steps.matrix-desc.outputs.text }})"
         body: "Automated changes by [create-pull-request](https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request) GitHub action${{ github.event.number && format(' for #{0}', github.event.number) || '' }}."