diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
index 5c8357919a5..e847f09cdc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
@@ -133,10 +133,16 @@ jobs:
           python -m build --sdist
           pip install dist/*
 
-      # Run the tests
-      - name: Test with pytest
+      # Run the regular tests
+      - name: Run tests
+        if: github.event.schedule != '0 0 * * 3'
         run: make test PYTEST_EXTRA="-r P"
 
+      # Run full tests including doctests on Wednesday
+      - name: Run full tests
+        if: github.event_name == 'schedule' && github.event.schedule == '0 0 * * 3'
+        run: make fulltest PYTEST_EXTRA="-r P"
+
       # Upload diff images on test failure
       - name: Upload diff images if any test fails
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
diff --git a/doc/maintenance.md b/doc/maintenance.md
index 3c4653c9c9d..c866ba9349c 100644
--- a/doc/maintenance.md
+++ b/doc/maintenance.md
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ There are 11 configuration files located in `.github/workflows`:
 2. `ci_tests.yaml` (Tests on Linux/macOS/Windows)
 
    This is run on every commit to the *main* and Pull Request branches.
-   It is also scheduled to run daily on the *main* branch.
+   It is also scheduled to run regular tests daily and run full tests
+   (including doctests) on Wednesday on the *main* branch.
    In draft Pull Requests, only two jobs on Linux are triggered to save on
    Continuous Integration resources: