diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-format.yml b/.github/workflows/check-format.yml
index f96e3cdaf7..34085430c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-format.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ always() && contains(join(needs.*.result, ','), 'failure') && (github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && startsWith(github.event.comment.body, '/autofix')) }}
     needs: format_check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
       # Checkout the GitHub created reference for the PR.
       # The only way to do this is by using the "issue" number
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-spelling.yml b/.github/workflows/check-spelling.yml
index 70da910142..9ad9c6af67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-spelling.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-spelling.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ always() && contains(join(needs.*.result, ','), 'failure') && (github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && startsWith(github.event.comment.body, '/autofix')) }}
     needs: spelling_check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
       # Checkout the GitHub created reference for the PR.
       # The only way to do this is by using the "issue" number
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-swig.yml b/.github/workflows/check-swig.yml
index ba7b97aaf4..3948a1ccfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-swig.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-swig.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ always() && contains(join(needs.*.result, ','), 'failure') && (github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && startsWith(github.event.comment.body, '/autofix')) }}
     needs: swig_check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
       # Checkout the GitHub created reference for the PR.
       # The only way to do this is by using the "issue" number
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-pdfs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-pdfs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2745ebb22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-pdfs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+name: Docs - PDFs
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - develop
+  pull_request:
+  merge_group:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  docs_install_guide_pdf:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Install latex
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
+            fonts-texgyre \
+            latexmk \
+            tex-gyre \
+            texlive-latex-extra \
+            texlive-fonts-recommended \
+            texlive-plain-generic
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+
+      - name: Install sphinx
+        run: |
+          pip install -r doc/requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Build docs
+        run: cd doc/install_guide && make latexpdf
+
+      - name: Archive files from failed build
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: failure()
+        with:
+          name: latex_build_files
+          path: |
+            ${{github.workspace}}/doc/install_guide/build/latex
+
+      - name: Archive PDF from successful build
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: success()
+        with:
+          name: install_guide
+          path: |
+            ${{github.workspace}}/doc/install_guide/build/latex/INSTALL_GUIDE.pdf
+
+  docs_package_pdf:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      max-parallel: 2
+      matrix:
+        package: [arkode, cvode, cvodes, ida, idas, kinsol]
+        # TODO(DJG): when all user guides and example docs use sphinx remove
+        # the example documentation jobs below and use the alternative lines
+        # commented out in this job
+        # type: [guide, examples]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Install latex
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
+            fonts-texgyre \
+            latexmk \
+            tex-gyre \
+            texlive-latex-extra \
+            texlive-fonts-recommended \
+            texlive-plain-generic
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+
+      - name: Install sphinx
+        run: |
+          pip install -r doc/requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Build docs
+        run: cd doc/${{matrix.package}}/guide && make latexpdf
+        # run: cd doc/${{matrix.package}}/${{matrix.type}} && make latexpdf
+
+      - name: Archive files from failed build
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: failure()
+        with:
+          name: latex_build_files
+          path: |
+            ${{github.workspace}}/doc/${{matrix.package}}/guide/build/latex
+          # path: |
+          # ${{github.workspace}}/doc/${{matrix.package}}/${{matrix.type}}/build/latex
+
+      - name: Archive PDFs from successful build
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: success()
+        with:
+          name: ${{matrix.package}}_user_guide
+          path: |
+            ${{github.workspace}}/doc/${{matrix.package}}/guide/build/latex/*_guide.pdf
+          # name: ${{matrix.package}}_${{matrix.type}}
+          # path: |
+          #   ${{github.workspace}}/doc/${{matrix.package}}/${{matrix.type}}/build/latex/*_${{matrix.type}}.pdf
+
+  # Sphinx examples documentation PDFs
+  docs_examples_sphinx_pdf:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      max-parallel: 2
+      matrix:
+        package: [arkode]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Install latex
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
+            fonts-texgyre \
+            latexmk \
+            tex-gyre \
+            texlive-latex-extra \
+            texlive-fonts-recommended \
+            texlive-plain-generic
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+
+      - name: Install sphinx
+        run: |
+          pip install -r doc/requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Build docs
+        run: cd doc/${{matrix.package}}/examples && make latexpdf
+
+      - name: Archive files from failed build
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: failure()
+        with:
+          name: latex_build_files
+          path: |
+            ${{github.workspace}}/doc/${{matrix.package}}/examples/build/latex
+
+      - name: Archive PDFs from successful build
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: success()
+        with:
+          name: ${{matrix.package}}_examples_docs
+          path: |
+            ${{github.workspace}}/doc/${{matrix.package}}/examples/build/latex/*_examples.pdf
+
+  # Latex examples documentation PDFs
+  docs_examples_latex_pdf:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      max-parallel: 2
+      matrix:
+        package: [cvode, cvodes, ida, idas, kinsol]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Install latex
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
+            fonts-texgyre \
+            latexmk \
+            tex-gyre \
+            texlive-latex-extra \
+            texlive-fonts-recommended \
+            texlive-plain-generic
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+
+      - name: Build docs
+        run: cd doc/${{matrix.package}} && make ex
+
+      - name: Archive files from failed build
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: failure()
+        with:
+          name: latex_build_files
+          path: |
+            ${{github.workspace}}/doc/${{matrix.package}}
+            !${{github.workspace}}/doc/${{matrix.package}}/guide
+
+      - name: Archive PDFs from successful build
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: success()
+        with:
+          name: ${{matrix.package}}_examples_docs
+          path: |
+            ${{github.workspace}}/doc/${{matrix.package}}/*_examples.pdf