diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 831a431..9265e76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           pip install nox uv
 
       - name: "Run nox for Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}"
-        run: "nox -db uv -s test-${{ matrix.python-version }}"
+        run: "nox -db uv -s test-${{ matrix.python-version }}" -- -m "not internet"
 
   build:
     name: Build wheel and sdist
diff --git a/src/ensembl_lite/__init__.py b/src/ensembl_lite/__init__.py
index 1c42144..d658c4c 100644
--- a/src/ensembl_lite/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ensembl_lite/__init__.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 filterwarnings("ignore", message="Can't drop database.*")
 
 
-__version__ = "0.1a2"
+__version__ = "0.1a3"