diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e3be141c..de0ae878 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -46,15 +46,6 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - feature: default
     steps:
-      - name: Setup SSH passphrase
-        env:
-          SSH_PASSPHRASE: ${{secrets.CI_SSH_PASSPHRASE}}
-          SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{secrets.CI_KEY}}
-        run: |
-          ssh-agent -a $SSH_AUTH_SOCK > /dev/null
-          echo 'echo $SSH_PASSPHRASE' > ~/.ssh_askpass && chmod +x ~/.ssh_askpass
-          echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | tr -d '\r' | DISPLAY=None SSH_ASKPASS=~/.ssh_askpass ssh-add - >/dev/null
-          eval `ssh-agent -s`
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
       # use the more efficient nextest
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f13aab68..08939c78 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ checksum = "3c5e1a9a646d36c3599cd173a41282daf47c44583ad367b8e6837255952e5c67"
 [[package]]
 name = "stark-rings"
 version = "0.0.1-alpha"
-source = "git+ssh://git@github.com/NethermindEth/stark-rings.git?branch=main#c6b248f3bf1003e932386bc200faf3ca911a7b48"
+source = "git+https://github.com/NethermindEth/stark-rings.git?branch=main#c6b248f3bf1003e932386bc200faf3ca911a7b48"
 dependencies = [
  "ark-crypto-primitives",
  "ark-ff",
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "stark-rings-linalg"
 version = "0.0.1-alpha"
-source = "git+ssh://git@github.com/NethermindEth/stark-rings.git?branch=main#c6b248f3bf1003e932386bc200faf3ca911a7b48"
+source = "git+https://github.com/NethermindEth/stark-rings.git?branch=main#c6b248f3bf1003e932386bc200faf3ca911a7b48"
 dependencies = [
  "ark-ff",
  "ark-serialize",
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "stark-rings-poly"
 version = "0.0.1-alpha"
-source = "git+ssh://git@github.com/NethermindEth/stark-rings.git?branch=main#c6b248f3bf1003e932386bc200faf3ca911a7b48"
+source = "git+https://github.com/NethermindEth/stark-rings.git?branch=main#c6b248f3bf1003e932386bc200faf3ca911a7b48"
 dependencies = [
  "ark-ff",
  "ark-serialize",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 382703d2..fe8ef34d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ ark-crypto-primitives = { version = "0.4.0", default-features = false, features
 ark-ff = { version = "0.4.2", default-features = false }
 ark-serialize = { version = "0.4.2", features = ["derive"] }
 ark-std = { version = "0.4.0", default-features = false }
-stark-rings = { git = "ssh://git@github.com/NethermindEth/stark-rings.git", branch = "main", default-features = false }
-stark-rings-linalg = { git = "ssh://git@github.com/NethermindEth/stark-rings.git", branch = "main", default-features = false }
-stark-rings-poly = { git = "ssh://git@github.com/NethermindEth/stark-rings.git", branch = "main", default-features = false }
+stark-rings = { git = "https://github.com/NethermindEth/stark-rings.git", branch = "main", default-features = false }
+stark-rings-linalg = { git = "https://github.com/NethermindEth/stark-rings.git", branch = "main", default-features = false }
+stark-rings-poly = { git = "https://github.com/NethermindEth/stark-rings.git", branch = "main", default-features = false }
 num-bigint = { version = "0.4.5", default-features = false }
 rand = { version = "0.8.5", default-features = false }
 thiserror = { version = "2.0.3", default-features = false }
diff --git a/deny.toml b/deny.toml
index 971ac9e1..fe25d998 100644
--- a/deny.toml
+++ b/deny.toml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ unknown-registry = "deny"
 unknown-git = "deny"
 # TODO remove this git dependency after the stark-rings status is clarified
 allow-git = [
-    "ssh://git@github.com/NethermindEth/stark-rings.git",
+    "https://github.com/NethermindEth/stark-rings.git",
 ]
 
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