diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.elife.k8s.yml b/.gitlab-ci.elife.k8s.yml
index 20f4da043d4aa9c09a1778a0d14c01a5f87b948f..735683aa2b83d268aaafca0df6a192f00b35cb9c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.elife.k8s.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.elife.k8s.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ deploy:
       - |
         aws --version
         kubectl version
-        helm version
+        #helm version
         aws --region=$AWS_DEFAULT_REGION eks update-kubeconfig --name $ELIFE_CLUSTER_NAME
         kubectl cluster-info
         # helm repo add kotahi https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami