diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
index e5ba62b6..9322e4f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -10,11 +10,7 @@ jobs:
   pre-commit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
   sceptre-deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 7fb426b5..878aae1f 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ci:
   autoupdate_schedule: monthly
+  skip: ["check-stack-tag-values"] # work around for https://github.com/pre-commit-ci/issues/issues/241
 repos:
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v4.4.0