diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 9f4c608fe..f1a4778f0 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ jobs:
                   configuration_path: .circleci/config_continue.yml # use newly generated config to continue
 
 workflows:
-    version: 2
     tagged-build:
         when: # One must be true to trigger
             or:
diff --git a/.circleci/config_continue.yml b/.circleci/config_continue.yml
index 3b509786b..31c1c9f9c 100644
--- a/.circleci/config_continue.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config_continue.yml
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ workflows:
                           only: /test-cicd\/.*/
                   matrix:
                       parameters:
-                          cdi-version: [placeholder]
+                          cdi-version: placeholder
             - test-backend-sdk-testing:
                   requires:
                       - test-dev-tag-as-not-passed
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ workflows:
                           only: /test-cicd\/.*/
                   matrix:
                       parameters:
-                          cdi-version: [placeholder]
-                          fdi-version: [placeholder]
+                          cdi-version: placeholder
+                          fdi-version: placeholder
             - test-website:
                   requires:
                       - test-dev-tag-as-not-passed
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ workflows:
                           only: /test-cicd\/.*/
                   matrix:
                       parameters:
-                          fdi-version: [placeholder]
+                          fdi-version: placeholder
             - test-authreact:
                   requires:
                       - test-dev-tag-as-not-passed
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ workflows:
                           only: /test-cicd\/.*/
                   matrix:
                       parameters:
-                          fdi-version: [placeholder]
+                          fdi-version: placeholder
             - test-success:
                   requires:
                       - test-unit