diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml
index e050312f..ae191d0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ permissions: read-all
 jobs:
   test-coverage:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'ci skip')"
     env:
       GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/cran-comments.md b/cran-comments.md
index 60107b09..f1c8aaeb 100644
--- a/cran-comments.md
+++ b/cran-comments.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## Test environments
 
-- local OS X install (R 4.3.1)
+- local OS X install (R 4.4.1)
 - ubuntu 22.04 (release)
 - winbuilder (with release and devel)