diff --git a/.github/workflows/r-cmd-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/r-cmd-check.yaml
index d1ca1f04d..bb8a2c737 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/r-cmd-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/r-cmd-check.yaml
@@ -36,13 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@v2
-
-      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
-        with:
-          r-version: ${{ matrix.config.r }}
-          http-user-agent: ${{ matrix.config.http-user-agent }}
-          use-public-rspm: true
-
+      
       - name: Install system dependencies on MacOS
         if: runner.os == 'macOS'
         run: |
@@ -56,6 +50,12 @@ jobs:
           C:\JAGS-latest.exe /S
         shell: cmd
 
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
+        with:
+          r-version: ${{ matrix.config.r }}
+          http-user-agent: ${{ matrix.config.http-user-agent }}
+          use-public-rspm: true
+
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
         with:
           extra-packages: any::rcmdcheck
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 5a5dee0b8..dc976edde 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Version numbers follow [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 * A simple "can you run `library(portalcasting)`" to start, can use this entry point to expand the testing suite on the image in the future
 
 
-# [portalcasting 0.56.0](https://github.com/weecology/portalcasting/releases/tag/v0.56.0)
+# portalcasting 0.56.0
 *5-5-2023*
 
 ## Tidying the app.R script