diff --git a/.github/.gitignore b/.github/.gitignore
index ef72a09..a0b7244 100755
--- a/.github/.gitignore
+++ b/.github/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 *.html
 *.DS_Store
 *.Rproj
+microbiomeDataSets.Rproj
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-bioc-devel.yml b/.github/workflows/check-bioc-devel.yml
index fd2bbbc..ec46b85 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/check-bioc-devel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-bioc-devel.yml
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ jobs:
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         env:
           RHUB_PLATFORM: linux-x86_64-ubuntu-gcc
+          CURL_SSL_NO_REVOKE: 1
         run: |
           Rscript -e "devtools::install_github('r-hub/sysreqs')"
           sysreqs=$(Rscript -e "cat(sysreqs::sysreq_commands('DESCRIPTION'))")