diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yaml b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
index 874eefbb..31aec58f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ jobs:
       link-checking-method: lychee
       lychee-additional-args: "" # override the default of excluding private links
       lychee-fail: true
-  version:
-    name: Version Check 🏁
-    uses: insightsengineering/r.pkg.template/.github/workflows/version.yaml@main
+  # version:
+  #   name: Version Check 🏁
+  #   uses: insightsengineering/r.pkg.template/.github/workflows/version.yaml@main
   licenses:
     name: License Check 🃏
     uses: insightsengineering/r.pkg.template/.github/workflows/licenses.yaml@main
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index dc837359..be9de36f 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-# jmpost Development Version
+# jmpost (development version)
 
 - Introduced the `saveObject()` method for `JointModelSample` objects in order to serialise them to disk (#431).
 - Added support for truncated prior distributions e.g. you can now apply a normal prior to a strictly positive parameter and jmpost will take care of adjusting the density accordingly (#429).