diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a00a36..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-name: Run Pre-Commit
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - develop  # Adjust as needed to only run on branches containing 'develop'
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - develop  # Adjust as needed
-
-jobs:
-  pre-commit:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
-
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.9'
-
-      - name: Install uv
-        run: |
-          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
-          echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          uv venv .venv
-          source .venv/bin/activate
-          uv pip install pre-commit
-
-      - name: Run pre-commit version check
-        run: |
-          source .venv/bin/activate
-          pre-commit run increase-version --all-files
-
-  ruff:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      - uses: astral-sh/ruff-action@v3
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          command: 'ruff check'
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 4d5c627..affb129 100755
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.5.6-develop15
+4.5.6-develop16