diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate-and-publish-sdk-sources.yaml b/.github/workflows/generate-and-publish-sdk-sources.yaml
index 0c30c79bd3..203faad1e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate-and-publish-sdk-sources.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate-and-publish-sdk-sources.yaml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   generate-and-publish-sources:
-    uses: ExpediaGroup/expediagroup-java-sdk/.github/workflows/selfserve-full-workflow.yaml@v20241126
+    uses: ExpediaGroup/expediagroup-java-sdk/.github/workflows/selfserve-full-workflow.yaml@v20241217
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       name: rapid
       version: ${{ inputs.version }}
       transformations: "-th -te /v3 --operationIdsToTags"
       repository: 'ExpediaGroup/rapid-java-sdk'
-      sdk_repo_ref: ${{ inputs.sdk_repo_ref }}
+      sdk_repo_ref: ${{ inputs.sdk_repo_ref || 'v20241217' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-sdk.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-sdk.yaml
index f8e089221d..4400766e32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-sdk.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-sdk.yaml
@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ on:
         default: ''
 
 jobs:
-  run-examples:
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        jdk: [ 8, 11, 17, 21 ]
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/run-examples.yaml
-    secrets: inherit
-    with:
-      branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
-      jdk: ${{ matrix.jdk }}
+#  run-examples:
+#    strategy:
+#      matrix:
+#        jdk: [ 8, 11, 17, 21 ]
+#    uses: ./.github/workflows/run-examples.yaml
+#    secrets: inherit
+#    with:
+#      branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
+#      jdk: ${{ matrix.jdk }}
 
   release-sdk:
     uses: ExpediaGroup/expediagroup-java-sdk/.github/workflows/selfserve-release-sdk.yaml@v20241126
-    needs: [ run-examples ]
+#    needs: [ run-examples ]
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}