diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b495b25..06d89ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: cargo test --release --features serde
 
   minimal-versions:
+    if: false # disabled until we remove pre-releases dependencies 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4