diff --git a/.azure/ipynb-publish.yml b/.azure/ipynb-publish.yml
index edbb93047..59441bf4b 100644
--- a/.azure/ipynb-publish.yml
+++ b/.azure/ipynb-publish.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 trigger:
-  batch: true
+  batch: "true"
   branches:
     include: [ main ]
 pr: none
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ jobs:
 
   - job: papermill
     # how much time to give 'run always even if cancelled tasks' before stopping them
-    cancelTimeoutInMinutes: 2
+    cancelTimeoutInMinutes: "2"
     # how long to run the job before automatically cancelling
     # When 0 is specified, the maximum limit is used:
     # - For 360 minutes (6 hours) on Microsoft-hosted agents with a public project and public repository
     # - For 60 minutes on Microsoft-hosted agents with a private project or private repository
-    timeoutInMinutes: 0
+    timeoutInMinutes: "0"
 
     pool: azure-gpus-persist
     # this need to have installed docker in the base image...
diff --git a/.azure/ipynb-tests.yml b/.azure/ipynb-tests.yml
index 091525456..bbb9f2fd3 100644
--- a/.azure/ipynb-tests.yml
+++ b/.azure/ipynb-tests.yml
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ trigger: none
 pr:
   branches:
     include: [ main ]
-  autoCancel: true
-  drafts: true
+  autoCancel: "true"
+  drafts: "true"
 
 jobs:
 
   - job: nbval
     # how long to run the job before automatically cancelling
-    timeoutInMinutes: 95
+    timeoutInMinutes: "95"
     # how much time to give 'run always even if cancelled tasks' before stopping them
-    cancelTimeoutInMinutes: 2
+    cancelTimeoutInMinutes: "2"
 
     pool: azure-gpus-spot
     # this need to have installed docker in the base image...
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yml
index 604a22a72..41469524f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name: validate Docs
 
 on:  # Trigger the workflow on push or pull request
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
+#  push:
+#    branches: [main]
   pull_request: {}
   schedule:
     # At the end of every day
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_schema.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_schema.yml
index 29ac3e433..a39326657 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_schema.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_schema.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           check-jsonschema .github/workflows/*.yml --builtin-schema "github-workflows"
 
-#      - name: Azure Pipelines
-#        run: |
-#          check-jsonschema .azure/*.yml --schemafile "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/azure-pipelines-vscode/v1.188.1/service-schema.json"
+      - name: Azure Pipelines
+        env:
+          SCHEMA_FILE: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/azure-pipelines-vscode/v1.204.0/service-schema.json
+        run: check-jsonschema .azure/*.yml --schemafile "$SCHEMA_FILE"