diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index bc144b125e..20c527ba09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Run linters
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Check out Git repository
+      - name: ⬇️ Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       - name: Verify Node version pins match .nvmrc
         run: |
@@ -41,46 +41,38 @@ jobs:
           v=$(grep -oE '"node":[[:space:]]*"[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+"' eas.json | grep -oE '[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' | sort -u)
           check "eas.json" "$v"
           exit $rc
-      - name: Install node
+      - name: 🔧 Setup Node
         uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
           cache: yarn
-      - name: Yarn install
-        uses: Wandalen/wretry.action@master
-        with:
-          command: yarn --frozen-lockfile
-          attempt_limit: 3
-          attempt_delay: 2000
-      - name: Lint check
+      - name: ⚙️ Install dependencies
+        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+      - name: 🧐 Lint check
         run: yarn lint
-      - name: Lint lockfile
+      - name: 🔒 Lint lockfile
         run: yarn lockfile-lint
-      - name: Prettier check
+      - name: 💅 Prettier check
         run: yarn prettier --check .
-      - name: Check & compile i18n
+      - name: 📝 Check & compile i18n
         run: yarn intl:build
-      - name: Type check
+      - name: ⌨️ Type check
         run: yarn typecheck
   testing:
     name: Run tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Check out Git repository
+      - name: ⬇️ Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-      - name: Install node
+      - name: 🔧 Setup Node
         uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
           cache: yarn
-      - name: Yarn install
-        uses: Wandalen/wretry.action@master
-        with:
-          command: yarn --frozen-lockfile
-          attempt_limit: 3
-          attempt_delay: 2000
-      - name: Check & compile i18n
+      - name: ⚙️ Install dependencies
+        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+      - name: 📝 Check & compile i18n
         run: yarn intl:build
-      - name: Run tests
+      - name: 🏃 Run tests
         run: |
           NODE_ENV=test yarn test --forceExit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-update-source-languages.yaml b/.github/workflows/nightly-update-source-languages.yaml
index c62ebdae07..efedfc06f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-update-source-languages.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-update-source-languages.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
 
     steps:
-      - name: Check out Git repository
+      - name: ⬇️ Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
           ssh-key: ${{secrets.GH_ACTION_DEPLOY_KEY}}
@@ -24,20 +24,16 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
           cache: yarn
-      - name: Yarn install
-        uses: Wandalen/wretry.action@master
-        with:
-          command: yarn --frozen-lockfile
-          attempt_limit: 3
-          attempt_delay: 2000
-      - name: Extract language strings
+      - name: ⚙️ Install dependencies
+        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+      - name: 🧵 Extract language strings
         run: yarn intl:extract
-      - name: Create commit
+      - name: ✍️ Create commit
         uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@b863ae1933cb653a53c021fe36dbb774e1fb9403 # v5.2.0
         with:
           commit_message: Nightly source-language update
           file_pattern: ./src/locale/locales/en/messages.po
-      - name: Push source lang to Crowdin
+      - name: 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Push source lang to Crowdin
         uses: crowdin/github-action@8868a33591d21088edfc398968173a3b98d51706 # v2.16.2
         with:
           upload_sources: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-yarn-lock.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-yarn-lock.yml
index ea88efad36..d331c55de7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-yarn-lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-yarn-lock.yml
@@ -31,13 +31,8 @@ jobs:
           BASE_REF: ${{ github.base_ref }}
         run: git show "origin/$BASE_REF:yarn.lock" > yarn.lock
 
-      - name: Yarn install
-        uses: Wandalen/wretry.action@master
-        with:
-          # Fine to skip scripts since we don't run any code
-          command: yarn install --ignore-scripts
-          attempt_limit: 3
-          attempt_delay: 2000
+      - name: ⚙️ Install dependencies
+        run: yarn install --ignore-scripts
 
       - name: Verify yarn.lock
         run: |