diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-ifcopenshell-conda-cleaner.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-ifcopenshell-conda-cleaner.yml
index 2daa331c50..b6f90666f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-ifcopenshell-conda-cleaner.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-ifcopenshell-conda-cleaner.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ jobs:
     if: |
       github.repository == 'IfcOpenShell/IfcOpenShell'
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+
       - uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@v3 # https://github.com/mamba-org/setup-micromamba
         with:
           environment-name: test-env
@@ -32,73 +34,4 @@ jobs:
             anaconda-client=1.12.3
 
       - name: Run conda cleaner
-        run: |
-          python - << EOF
-
-          import os
-          from datetime import datetime, timedelta
-          from binstar_client.utils import get_server_api
-          from binstar_client.errors import BinstarError
-
-          # Configuration
-          api_token = os.environ.get('ANACONDA_TOKEN')
-          pkg_name = 'ifcopenshell'
-          channel_name = 'ifcopenshell'
-
-          # Authenticate with Anaconda
-          aserver_api = get_server_api(token=api_token)
-
-
-          # Get the list of packages in the channel
-          def get_package(filter_package_name: str = None):
-              try:
-                  user_packages = aserver_api.user_packages(channel_name)
-                  if filter_package_name:
-                      user_packages = [pkg for pkg in user_packages if pkg['name'] == filter_package_name]
-                  if len(user_packages) == 0:
-                      print(f"No packages found for {filter_package_name}.")
-                  if len(user_packages) > 1:
-                      raise ValueError(f"Found {len(user_packages)} package for {filter_package_name}. Will only support 1 package.")
-
-                  return user_packages[0]
-              except BinstarError as err:
-                  raise ValueError(f"Failed to fetch packages: {err}")
-
-
-          # Delete a package version
-          def delete_package(package_name, version):
-              try:
-                  aserver_api.remove_release(channel_name, package_name, version)
-                  print(f"Deleted {package_name} version {version}")
-              except BinstarError as err:
-                  print(f"Failed to delete {package_name} version {version}: {err}")
-
-
-          # Main logic
-          def main():
-              package = get_package(pkg_name)
-              if not package:
-                  print("No packages found.")
-                  return
-
-              number_of_supported_versions = ${{ env.NUM_SUPPORTED_VERSIONS }}
-
-              package_name = package['name']
-              versions = package["versions"]
-              if len(versions) <= number_of_supported_versions:
-                  print(f"Number of versions {len(versions)} is less than or equal to {number_of_supported_versions}.")
-                  return
-
-              # sort the versions in descending order
-              print(f"Before reversal: {versions=}")
-              versions.reverse()
-              print(f"After reversal: {versions=}")
-
-              releases = versions[number_of_supported_versions:]
-
-              for release in releases:
-                  delete_package(package_name, release)
-
-          main()
-
-          EOF
+        run: python conda/clean-old-versions.py
diff --git a/conda/clean-old-versions.py b/conda/clean-old-versions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3fdb800663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda/clean-old-versions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import os
+
+from binstar_client.errors import BinstarError
+from binstar_client.utils import get_server_api
+
+# Configuration
+api_token = os.environ.get("ANACONDA_TOKEN")
+pkg_name = "ifcopenshell"
+channel_name = "ifcopenshell"
+number_of_supported_versions = int(os.environ["NUM_SUPPORTED_VERSIONS"])
+
+# Authenticate with Anaconda
+aserver_api = get_server_api(token=api_token)
+
+
+# Get the list of packages in the channel
+def get_package(filter_package_name: str = None):
+    try:
+        user_packages = aserver_api.user_packages(channel_name)
+        if filter_package_name:
+            user_packages = [pkg for pkg in user_packages if pkg["name"] == filter_package_name]
+        if len(user_packages) == 0:
+            print(f"No packages found for {filter_package_name}.")
+        if len(user_packages) > 1:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Found {len(user_packages)} package for {filter_package_name}. Will only support 1 package."
+            )
+
+        return user_packages[0]
+    except BinstarError as err:
+        raise ValueError(f"Failed to fetch packages: {err}")
+
+
+# Delete a package version
+def delete_package(package_name, version):
+    try:
+        aserver_api.remove_release(channel_name, package_name, version)
+        print(f"Deleted {package_name} version {version}")
+    except BinstarError as err:
+        print(f"Failed to delete {package_name} version {version}: {err}")
+
+
+# Main logic
+def main():
+    package = get_package(pkg_name)
+    if not package:
+        print("No packages found.")
+        return
+
+    package_name = package["name"]
+    versions = package["versions"]
+    if len(versions) <= number_of_supported_versions:
+        print(f"Number of versions {len(versions)} is less than or equal to {number_of_supported_versions}.")
+        return
+
+    # sort the versions in descending order
+    print(f"Before reversal: {versions=}")
+    versions.reverse()
+    print(f"After reversal: {versions=}")
+
+    releases = versions[number_of_supported_versions:]
+
+    for release in releases:
+        delete_package(package_name, release)
+
+
+main()