diff --git a/.github/workflows/code_freeze.yml b/.github/workflows/code_freeze.yml
index 6704acd522..086470ea6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code_freeze.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code_freeze.yml
@@ -73,22 +73,23 @@ jobs:
             --output /dev/null \
             -d "{ \"data\": { \"assignee\": \"$assignee_id\" }}"
 
-  run_tests:
+  # run_tests:
 
-    name: Run Tests
+  #   name: Run Tests
 
-    needs: create_release_branch
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/pr.yml
-    with:
-      branch: ${{ needs.create_release_branch.outputs.release_branch_name }}
-    secrets:
-      ASANA_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ASANA_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+  #   needs: create_release_branch
+  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/pr.yml
+  #   with:
+  #     branch: ${{ needs.create_release_branch.outputs.release_branch_name }}
+  #   secrets:
+  #     ASANA_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ASANA_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
 
   increment_build_number:
 
     name: Increment Build Number
 
-    needs: [ create_release_branch, run_tests ]
+    # needs: [ create_release_branch, run_tests ]
+    needs: [ create_release_branch ]
     runs-on: macos-13-xlarge
     timeout-minutes: 10