diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yaml b/.github/workflows/windows.yaml
index 992db7a6e7..b0afc12b11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yaml
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include: [
-          { windows: windows-latest, r: release    },
-          { windows: windows-latest, r: devel      }
+          #{ windows: windows-latest, r: release    },
+          #{ windows: windows-latest, r: devel      }
+          #
+          # for now just r-release
+          { windows: windows-latest, r: release    }
         ]
     steps:
       - run: git config --global core.autocrlf false