diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks_new.yml b/.github/workflows/checks_new.yml
index 53a93ea41..9635248ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks_new.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks_new.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "PACKAGES=$(find examples -maxdepth 1 -type d -exec basename '{}' \; \
           | grep -v -e 'testing' -e 'examples' \
-          | grep -v -e 'airflow_plugin' -e 'forecasting_sales' -e 'onnx_plugin' \
+          | grep -v -e 'airflow_plugin' -e 'forecasting_sales' -e 'onnx_plugin' -e 'feast_integration' -e 'modin_plugin' \
           | sort \
           | jq --raw-input . \
           | jq --slurp . \
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@ jobs:
           --image mindmeld="ghcr.io/flyteorg/flytecookbook:core-latest" \
           --image borebuster="ghcr.io/flyteorg/flytekit:py3.9-latest" \
           --output spark-package.tgz \
-          --force --fast
+          --force
diff --git a/examples/feast_integration/requirements.in b/examples/feast_integration/requirements.in
index 373eedb91..65bfffb97 100644
--- a/examples/feast_integration/requirements.in
+++ b/examples/feast_integration/requirements.in
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ flytekitplugins-deck-standard
 scikit-learn
 numpy
 boto3
-feast[aws]==0.25.0
+feast[aws]