diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 07d4f014a..44cf59674 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           # Mac available to the maintainer). Intel macOS support is paused
           # pending a reproducer or an upstream fix. Re-add "macos-15-intel"
           # below when ready to revisit.
-          if [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/heads/main" || "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/heads/develop" || "${{ github.ref }}" == refs/tags/* || "${{ inputs.full_matrix }}" == "true" || "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}" == "develop" ]]; then
+          if [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/heads/main" || "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/heads/develop" || "${{ github.ref }}" == refs/tags/* || "${{ inputs.full_matrix }}" == "true" || "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}" == "develop" || "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}" == "main" ]]; then
             echo 'os=["ubuntu-latest","macos-14"]' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             echo 'python_versions=["3.9","3.10","3.11","3.12","3.13"]' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 38869f7e2..00b303ce7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "bertini2"
-version = "2.0.1.dev1" # this has to be manually kept the same as the one in the top-level cmakelists.txt file, minus the stuff after subminor.
+version = "2.0.1.dev1" 
 requires-python = ">= 3.9"
 readme = "README.md"
 dependencies = ["numpy"]