diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/spiffworkflow-backend/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 2d8fc75a..da0dad7e 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -12,53 +12,53 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - { python: "3.11", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "pre-commit" }
-          - { python: "3.11", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "safety" }
-          - { python: "3.11", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "mypy" }
-          - { python: "3.10", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "mypy" }
-          - { python: "3.9", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "mypy" }
+          # - { python: "3.11", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "pre-commit" }
+          # - { python: "3.11", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "safety" }
+          # - { python: "3.11", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "mypy" }
+          # - { python: "3.10", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "mypy" }
+          # - { python: "3.9", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "mypy" }
           - {
               python: "3.11",
               os: "ubuntu-latest",
               session: "tests",
               database: "mysql",
             }
-          - {
-              python: "3.11",
-              os: "ubuntu-latest",
-              session: "tests",
-              database: "postgres",
-            }
-          - {
-              python: "3.11",
-              os: "ubuntu-latest",
-              session: "tests",
-              database: "sqlite",
-            }
-          - {
-              python: "3.10",
-              os: "ubuntu-latest",
-              session: "tests",
-              database: "sqlite",
-            }
-          - {
-              python: "3.9",
-              os: "ubuntu-latest",
-              session: "tests",
-              database: "sqlite",
-            }
-          - {
-              python: "3.10",
-              os: "windows-latest",
-              session: "tests",
-              database: "sqlite",
-            }
-          - {
-              python: "3.11",
-              os: "macos-latest",
-              session: "tests",
-              database: "sqlite",
-            }
+          # - {
+          #     python: "3.11",
+          #     os: "ubuntu-latest",
+          #     session: "tests",
+          #     database: "postgres",
+          #   }
+          # - {
+          #     python: "3.11",
+          #     os: "ubuntu-latest",
+          #     session: "tests",
+          #     database: "sqlite",
+          #   }
+          # - {
+          #     python: "3.10",
+          #     os: "ubuntu-latest",
+          #     session: "tests",
+          #     database: "sqlite",
+          #   }
+          # - {
+          #     python: "3.9",
+          #     os: "ubuntu-latest",
+          #     session: "tests",
+          #     database: "sqlite",
+          #   }
+          # - {
+          #     python: "3.10",
+          #     os: "windows-latest",
+          #     session: "tests",
+          #     database: "sqlite",
+          #   }
+          # - {
+          #     python: "3.11",
+          #     os: "macos-latest",
+          #     session: "tests",
+          #     database: "sqlite",
+          #   }
           - {
               # typeguard 2.13.3 is broken with TypeDict in 3.11.
               # probably the next release fixes it.