diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-on-push-to-master.yml b/.github/workflows/build-on-push-to-master.yml
index 27d8b641..384cdb48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-on-push-to-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-on-push-to-master.yml
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.11"
           activate-environment: pyani-github
           channels: defaults,bioconda,conda-forge
-          channel-priority: strict
+          channel-priority: flexible
 
       - name: Install pip
         run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 
-      - name: Install Development Requirements
-        run: conda install --file requirements-dev.txt -y
+#      - name: Install Development Requirements
+#        run: conda install --file requirements-dev.txt -y
 
-      - name: Install Requirements
-        run: conda install --file requirements.txt -y
+#      - name: Install Requirements
+#        run: conda install --file requirements.txt -y
 
-      - name: Install third-party tools
-        run: conda install --file requirements-thirdparty.txt -y
+#      - name: Install third-party tools
+#        run: conda install --file requirements-thirdparty.txt -y
 
       - name: Install FastANI
         run: conda install --file requirements-fastani.txt -y
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install pyani
         run: pip install -e .
 
-      - name: Run Fast Tests with pytest
-        run: python -m pytest -v -m "not slow" --cov=pyani --cov-report xml:.coverage_fast.xml
+#      - name: Run Fast Tests with pytest
+#        run: python -m pytest -v -m "not slow" --cov=pyani --cov-report xml:.coverage_fast.xml
 
-      - name: Upload pytest Results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: pytest-results-3.11
-          path: /pyani/test-results-3.11.xml
-          retention-days: 1
-        if: ${{ always() }}
+#      - name: Upload pytest Results
+#        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+#        with:
+#          name: pytest-results-3.11
+#          path: /pyani/test-results-3.11.xml
+#          retention-days: 1
+#        if: ${{ always() }}