diff --git a/.github/workflows/playwright-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/playwright-e2e.yml
index 045ec36ead533..98de693ffcd20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/playwright-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/playwright-e2e.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: ${{ steps.versions.outputs.nodejs }}
 
+      - run: sudo apt install faketime
+
       - uses: actions/cache@v4
         id: cache
         with:
@@ -82,12 +84,14 @@ jobs:
         run: npm run playwright:install --prefix assets
 
       - run: mix deps.get
-      - run: mix do ecto.reset
+
+      - name: Setup and seed database
+        run: faketime -f "@2024-10-01 00:00:00" mix do ecto.reset
+
       - run: mix run -e "Tzdata.ReleaseUpdater.poll_for_update"
 
       - name: Run Playwright tests
         run: |
-          sudo apt install faketime
           faketime -f "@2024-10-01 00:00:00" npm run playwright --prefix assets
 
       - name: Commit new snapshots
diff --git a/assets/js/app.js b/assets/js/app.js
index ac96c343bce8c..30efa3d2f1aee 100644
--- a/assets/js/app.js
+++ b/assets/js/app.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ if (triggers.length > 0) {
 
 const changelogNotification = document.getElementById('changelog-notification')
 
-if (changelogNotification) {
+if (changelogNotification && false) {
   showChangelogNotification(changelogNotification)
 
   fetch('https://plausible.io/changes.txt', { headers: { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' } })
diff --git a/assets/package.json b/assets/package.json
index ed7065641588e..388e2191f4be0 100644
--- a/assets/package.json
+++ b/assets/package.json
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
     "lint": "npm run eslint && npm run stylelint",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit --pretty",
     "generate-types": "json2ts ../priv/json-schemas/query-api-schema.json ../assets/js/types/query-api.d.ts",
-    "playwright": "playwright test --update-snapshots",
-    "playwright:ui": "playwright test --ui --update-snapshots",
+    "playwright": "playwright test",
+    "playwright:ui": "playwright test --ui",
     "playwright:install": "playwright install chromium --with-deps"
   },
   "dependencies": {