diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index 68beda6..999423f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd #v6.0.2
 
-      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@a51a8012b0aab7c32ef9d19bf54da93f3254335e #v2.12
-
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@a51a8012b0aab7c32ef9d19bf54da93f3254335e #v2.12
         with:
           r-version: ${{ matrix.config.r }}
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 12faec4..408f49c 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: storr.tiledb
 Title: A TileDB Storage Driver for Storr
-Version: 0.0.41
-Date: 2026-05-26
+Version: 0.0.42
+Date: 2026-05-29
 Authors@R: 
     person("Constantinos", "Giachalis", , "26255858+cgiachalis@users.noreply.github.com", role = c("aut", "cre"))
 Maintainer: Constantinos Giachalis
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 21bf31d..8e30783 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-# storr.tiledb 0.0.41
+# storr.tiledb 0.0.42
 
 * Initial GitHub release.
diff --git a/R/storr_timetravel.R b/R/storr_timetravel.R
index f636783..cab2155 100644
--- a/R/storr_timetravel.R
+++ b/R/storr_timetravel.R
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@
 #'
 #' - **`timestamp`** - Get or set a TileDB timestamp range that the 'storr' will be opened at.
 #'
-#' **Initialisation & Lifecycle**
-#'
-#' - **`new()`** - Initialise a StorrTimeTravel object with a TileDB driver, default namespace, and optional timestamp
-#'
-#'
 #' **Single Key-Value Operations**
 #'
 #' - **`get()`** - Retrieve an object by key-namespace pair
diff --git a/man/storr_timetravel.Rd b/man/storr_timetravel.Rd
index a9675e3..6202a25 100644
--- a/man/storr_timetravel.Rd
+++ b/man/storr_timetravel.Rd
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ For complete definitions, see \strong{Methods} section in \link{StorrTimeTravel}
 \item \strong{\code{timestamp}} - Get or set a TileDB timestamp range that the 'storr' will be opened at.
 }
 
-\strong{Initialisation & Lifecycle}
-\itemize{
-\item \strong{\code{new()}} - Initialise a StorrTimeTravel object with a TileDB driver, default namespace, and optional timestamp
-}
-
 \strong{Single Key-Value Operations}
 \itemize{
 \item \strong{\code{get()}} - Retrieve an object by key-namespace pair
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-storr_tiledb-async.R b/tests/testthat/test-storr_tiledb-async.R
index 1c4d9a0..d360e2f 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-storr_tiledb-async.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-storr_tiledb-async.R
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ test_that("mset_async", {
 
 test_that("set_by_value_async", {
 
+  Sys.sleep(2)
   uri <- file.path(withr::local_tempdir(), "test-driver")
   sto <- storr_tiledb(uri, init = TRUE, async = TRUE)
 
@@ -158,8 +159,6 @@ test_that("set_by_value_async", {
   m2$mirai$obj[]
   m2$mirai$key[]
 
-  Sys.sleep(1)
-
   h <- c(m1$hash, m2$hash)
   expect_equal(sto$mget_keymeta(h, c("objects", "ns2")), trg)