diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index 8c89da6c..cce27014 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -289,44 +289,45 @@ jobs:
           #cp -rf ../UWGeodynamics/benchmarks UWGeodynamics/.
           #pytest -vvv UWGeodynamics
 
-
-  conda_build:
-      name: Conda Build (Python ${{matrix.python-version}} ${{ matrix.os }})
-      runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-      strategy:
-        fail-fast: false
-        matrix:
-          os: ["ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest"]
-          python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10"]
-      steps:
-        - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
-          with:
-            auto-update-conda: true
-            python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      
-        - name: Config Conda
-          shell: bash -l {0}
-          run: |
-              conda install --channel conda-forge conda-build anaconda-client conda-verify
-              conda config --add channels conda-forge
-              conda config --add channels underworldcode
-              conda config --set anaconda_upload no
-              anaconda logout
-              
-        - name: Config Conda For Upload
-          if: github.event_name == 'release'
-          shell: bash -l {0}
-          run: conda config --set anaconda_upload yes
-
-        - name: Upload new Packages
-          if: github.event_name == 'release'
-          shell: bash -l {0}
-          run: |
-              conda info
-              anaconda login --hostname github-actions-${{ matrix.os  }}-$RANDOM --username ${{ secrets.ANACONDA_USERNAME }} --password ${{ secrets.ANACONDA_PASSWORD }}
-              conda-build --channel conda-forge --user geo-down-under conda
-              anaconda logout
+          #
+          #  conda_build:
+          #      name: Conda Build (Python ${{matrix.python-version}} ${{ matrix.os }})
+          #      runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+          #      strategy:
+          #        fail-fast: false
+          #        matrix:
+          #          os: ["ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest"]
+          #          python-version: ["3.9", "3.10"]
+          #      steps:
+          #        - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+          #        - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+          #          with:
+          #            auto-update-conda: true
+          #            python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          #      
+          #        - name: Config Conda
+          #          shell: bash -l {0}
+          #          run: |
+          #              conda install --channel conda-forge conda-build anaconda-client conda-verify
+          #              conda config --add channels conda-forge
+          #              conda config --add channels underworldcode
+          #              conda config --set anaconda_upload no
+          #              anaconda logout
+          #              
+          #        - name: Config Conda For Upload
+          #          if: github.event_name == 'release'
+          #          shell: bash -l {0}
+          #          run: conda config --set anaconda_upload yes
+          #
+          #        - name: Upload new Packages
+          #          if: github.event_name == 'release'
+          #          shell: bash -l {0}
+          #          run: |
+          #              conda info
+          #              anaconda login --hostname github-actions-${{ matrix.os  }}-$RANDOM --username ${{ secrets.ANACONDA_USERNAME }} --password ${{ secrets.ANACONDA_PASSWORD }}
+          #              conda-build --channel conda-forge --user geo-down-under conda
+          #              anaconda logout
+          #
 
   pypi:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -336,7 +337,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: ["ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest"]
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Set up Python
diff --git a/underworld/_version.py b/underworld/_version.py
index 6adcc1a3..600c5d63 100644
--- a/underworld/_version.py
+++ b/underworld/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "2.14.0b"
+__version__ = "2.14.1b"