diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-code.yml b/.github/workflows/check-code.yml
index 87e9d217..8c8735d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-code.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-code.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ name: Check formating flow
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
+      actions-ref:
+        description: 'Version of actions, normally the same as workflow'
+        required: true
+        type: string
       python-version:
         description: 'Python version to use'
         default: '3.9'
@@ -27,10 +31,16 @@ jobs:
         pip install mypy types-setuptools # don't use --upgrade to respect the version installed via setup.py
         pip list
 
-    # TODO: re-enable after the external usage is resolved, see #51
-    # - uses: ./.github/actions/pip-list
-    # with:
-    #   unfold: true
+    - name: Pull re-usable 🤖 actions️
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        ref: ${{ inputs.actions-ref }}
+        path: .cicd
+        repository: Lightning-AI/utilities
+    - name: Print 🖨️ dependencies
+      uses: ./.cicd/.github/actions/pip-list
+      with:
+        unfold: true
 
     - name: Check typing
       # mypy uses the config file found in the following order:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-schema.yml b/.github/workflows/check-schema.yml
index 98c9ca53..3bebf89d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-schema.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-schema.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
     inputs:
       azure-dir:
         description: 'Directory containing Azure Pipelines config files. Provide an empty string to skip checking on Azure Pipelines files.'
-        default: './.azure/'
+        default: '.azure/'
         required: false
         type: string
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-testing.yml
index 80fca35b..b0726d13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-testing.yml
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ jobs:
         pip --version
         pip list
 
-    # TODO: re-enable after the external usage is resolved, see #51
-    # - uses: ./.github/actions/pip-list
+    - name: Print 🖨️ dependencies
+      uses: ./.github/actions/pip-list
 
     - name: Unittesting and coverage
       uses: ./.github/actions/unittesting
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-use-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-use-checks.yml
index 7aeb2adf..1d9e91d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-use-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-use-checks.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   check-code:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/check-code.yml
+    with:
+      actions-ref: ${{ github.sha }}  # use local version
 
   check-schema:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/check-schema.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/schedule-clear-cache.yml b/.github/workflows/cron-clear-cache.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/schedule-clear-cache.yml
rename to .github/workflows/cron-clear-cache.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
similarity index 95%
rename from .github/workflows/docs-deploy.yml
rename to .github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
index 38ebe485..424717bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ jobs:
         pip list
       shell: bash
 
-    # TODO: re-enable after the external usage is resolved, see #51
-    # - uses: ./.github/actions/pip-list
+    - name: Print 🖨️ dependencies
+      uses: ./.github/actions/pip-list
 
     - name: Make Documentation
       run: |
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 52112ff3..70d369b1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Changed
 
+- Apply local actions in re-usable workflows ([#51](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/utilities/pull/51))
+
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ca38b67..59db19ed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,13 +22,19 @@ name: Check schema
 on: [push]
 
 jobs:
+
   check-schema:
-    uses: Lightning-AI/utilities/.github/workflows/check-schema.yml@main
+    uses: Lightning-AI/utilities/.github/workflows/check-schema.yml@v0.5.0
+    with:
+      azure-dir: ""  # skip Azure check
+
+  check-code:
+    uses: Lightning-AI/utilities//.github/workflows/check-code.yml@main
     with:
-      azure-dir: ""
+      actions-ref: main  # normally you shall use the same version as the workflow
 ```
 
-See usage of other workflows in [.github/workflows/ci_use-checks.yml](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/utilities/tree/main/.github/workflows/ci_use-checks.yml).
+See usage of other workflows in [.github/workflows/ci-use-checks.yml](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/utilities/tree/main/.github/workflows/ci-use-checks.yml).
 
 ## 2. Reusable composite actions
 
@@ -52,8 +58,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: Lightning-AI/utilities/.github/actions/cache
       with:
         python-version: 3.9
-        requires: oldest
-        # requires: latest
+        requires: oldest # or latest
 ```
 
 ## 3. CLI `lightning_utilities.cli`