diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index aa744303f6..78da096c11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Setup Pages
-      uses: actions/configure-pages@v3
+      uses: actions/configure-pages@v4
 
     - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
       id: deployment
-      uses: actions/deploy-pages@v2
+      uses: actions/deploy-pages@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-package.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-package.yml
index 187391b1a3..795f34bf72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-package.yml
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@ jobs:
       if: >-
         (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && github.repository == 'scikit-hep/pyhf')
         || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.publish == 'true' && github.repository == 'scikit-hep/pyhf')
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.8.10
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.8.11
       with:
         repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
         print-hash: true
 
     - name: Publish distribution 📦 to PyPI
       if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published' && github.repository == 'scikit-hep/pyhf'
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.8.10
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.8.11
       with:
         print-hash: true
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index ae20e15066..a5bea1a3c8 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ repos:
       args: ["--fix", "--show-fixes"]
 
 -   repo: https://github.com/psf/black-pre-commit-mirror
-    rev: 23.10.1
+    rev: 23.11.0
     hooks:
     - id: black-jupyter
       types_or: [python, pyi, jupyter]
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ repos:
     rev: 1.16.0
     hooks:
     - id: blacken-docs
-      additional_dependencies: [black==23.10.1]
+      additional_dependencies: [black==23.11.0]
 
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
-    rev: v1.6.1
+    rev: v1.7.1
     # check the oldest and newest supported Pythons
     hooks:
       - &mypy
diff --git a/docs/contributors.rst b/docs/contributors.rst
index c2d0b0a698..d29fd0974b 100644
--- a/docs/contributors.rst
+++ b/docs/contributors.rst
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ Contributors include:
 - Beojan Stanislaus
 - Daniel Werner
 - Jonas Rembser
+- Lorenz Gaertner
diff --git a/src/pyhf/workspace.py b/src/pyhf/workspace.py
index 00abcf77f4..7ce0bc486d 100644
--- a/src/pyhf/workspace.py
+++ b/src/pyhf/workspace.py
@@ -706,7 +706,9 @@ def rename(self, modifiers=None, samples=None, channels=None, measurements=None)
         )
 
     @classmethod
-    def combine(cls, left, right, join='none', merge_channels=False):
+    def combine(
+        cls, left, right, join='none', merge_channels=False, validate: bool = True
+    ):
         """
         Return a new workspace specification that is the combination of the two workspaces.
 
@@ -733,6 +735,7 @@ def combine(cls, left, right, join='none', merge_channels=False):
             right (~pyhf.workspace.Workspace): Another workspace
             join (:obj:`str`): How to join the two workspaces. Pick from "none", "outer", "left outer", or "right outer".
             merge_channels (:obj:`bool`): Whether or not to merge channels when performing the combine. This is only done with "outer", "left outer", and "right outer" options.
+            validate (:obj:`bool`): Whether to validate against a JSON schema.
 
         Returns:
             ~pyhf.workspace.Workspace: A new combined workspace object
@@ -770,7 +773,7 @@ def combine(cls, left, right, join='none', merge_channels=False):
             'observations': new_observations,
             'version': new_version,
         }
-        return cls(newspec)
+        return cls(newspec, validate=validate)
 
     @classmethod
     def sorted(cls, workspace):
diff --git a/tests/test_workspace.py b/tests/test_workspace.py
index 55ee0df046..e966d6c3f1 100644
--- a/tests/test_workspace.py
+++ b/tests/test_workspace.py
@@ -791,6 +791,28 @@ def test_combine_workspace(workspace_factory, join):
     )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("join", pyhf.Workspace.valid_joins)
+def test_combine_workspace_without_validation(mocker, workspace_factory, join):
+    ws = workspace_factory()
+    new_ws = ws.rename(
+        channels={channel: f"renamed_{channel}" for channel in ws.channels},
+        samples={sample: f"renamed_{sample}" for sample in ws.samples},
+        modifiers={
+            modifier: f"renamed_{modifier}"
+            for modifier, _ in ws.modifiers
+            if modifier != "lumi"
+        },
+        measurements={
+            measurement: f"renamed_{measurement}"
+            for measurement in ws.measurement_names
+        },
+    )
+
+    mocker.patch("pyhf.schema.validate")
+    pyhf.Workspace.combine(ws, new_ws, join=join, validate=False)
+    assert pyhf.schema.validate.called is False
+
+
 def test_workspace_equality(workspace_factory):
     ws = workspace_factory()
     ws_other = workspace_factory()