diff --git a/R/build-readme.R b/R/build-readme.R
index 17622263f..3b50536e2 100644
--- a/R/build-readme.R
+++ b/R/build-readme.R
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ build_readme <- function(path = ".", quiet = TRUE, ...) {
 
   build <- function(pkg_path, readme_path, ..., quiet) {
     withr::with_temp_libpaths(action = "prefix", code = {
-      devtools::install(pkg_path, upgrade_dependencies = FALSE, reload = FALSE, quiet = quiet)
+      devtools::install(pkg_path, upgrade = "never", reload = FALSE, quiet = quiet)
       rmarkdown::render(readme_path, ..., quiet = quiet)
     })
   }
diff --git a/R/build-site.R b/R/build-site.R
index 50d30645b..27404238d 100644
--- a/R/build-site.R
+++ b/R/build-site.R
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ build_site <- function(path = ".", quiet = TRUE, ...) {
   pkg <- as.package(path)
 
   withr::with_temp_libpaths(action = "prefix", code = {
-    install(pkg = pkg$path, upgrade_dependencies = FALSE, reload = FALSE, quiet = quiet)
+    install(pkg = pkg$path, upgrade = "never", reload = FALSE, quiet = quiet)
     if (isTRUE(quiet)) {
       withr::with_output_sink(
         tempfile(),
diff --git a/R/vignettes.R b/R/vignettes.R
index b32de1617..ee68e8f06 100644
--- a/R/vignettes.R
+++ b/R/vignettes.R
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 build_vignettes <- function(pkg = ".",
                             dependencies = "VignetteBuilder",
                             clean = TRUE,
-                            upgrade = TRUE,
+                            upgrade = "never",
                             quiet = TRUE,
                             install = TRUE,
                             keep_md = TRUE) {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ build_vignettes <- function(pkg = ".",
   if (isTRUE(install)) {
     build <- function(pkg_path, clean, quiet, upgrade) {
       withr::with_temp_libpaths(action = "prefix", {
-        devtools::install(pkg_path, upgrade_dependencies = upgrade, reload = FALSE, quiet = quiet)
+        devtools::install(pkg_path, upgrade = upgrade, reload = FALSE, quiet = quiet)
         tools::buildVignettes(dir = pkg_path, clean = clean, tangle = TRUE, quiet = quiet)
       })
     }