diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-old-tinytest.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-old-tinytest.yaml
index f6f97c3a5..6eab5ec78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-old-tinytest.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-old-tinytest.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           # Test all old versions of R >= 3.0, we support them all!
           # For these old versions, dependencies and vignettes will not be checked.
           # For recent R versions, see check-recent.yaml (r-lib and tidyverse support the latest 5 major R releases).
-          - {os: ubuntu-latest, r: '3.6', allowfail: false}
+          # - {os: ubuntu-latest, r: '3.6', allowfail: false}
           # - {os: windows-latest, r: '3.5', allowfail: false} # always fails, horrible with UTF-8
           # - {os: ubuntu-latest, r: '3.4', allowfail: false}  # 3.1-3.4 now always fails with Error in grep(warn_re, lines, invert = TRUE, value = TRUE) attempt to set index 46/46 in SET_STRING_ELT
           # - {os: ubuntu-latest, r: '3.3', allowfail: false}
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index c6e580c85..755c42457 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Package: AMR
-Version: 3.0.1.9073
+Version: 3.0.1.9074
 Date: 2026-06-26
 Title: Antimicrobial Resistance Data Analysis
 Description: Functions to simplify and standardise antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 6af730c21..afc891d5a 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# AMR 3.0.1.9073
+# AMR 3.0.1.9074
 
 Planned as v3.1.0, end of June 2026.
 
diff --git a/data-raw/_generate_python_wrapper.sh b/data-raw/_generate_python_wrapper.sh
index eb8751ada..1780c2a77 100644
--- a/data-raw/_generate_python_wrapper.sh
+++ b/data-raw/_generate_python_wrapper.sh
@@ -73,15 +73,12 @@ base._libPaths(r_lib_path)
 if not isinstalled('AMR', lib_loc=r_lib_path):
     print(f"AMR: Installing latest AMR R package to {r_lib_path}...", flush=True)
     utils.install_packages(
-        'remotes',
+        StrVector(['remotes', 'desc']),
         repos='https://cloud.r-project.org',
         lib=r_lib_path,
-        dependencies=True,
         quiet=True
     )
-    rint(f"AMR: Installed 'remotes'", flush=True)
     remotes = importr('remotes', lib_loc=r_lib_path)
-    rint(f"AMR: Loaded 'remotes'", flush=True)
     remotes.install_github('msberends/AMR', lib=r_lib_path, quiet=True)
 
 # Retrieve Python AMR version
@@ -99,10 +96,9 @@ if r_amr_version != python_amr_version:
     try:
         print(f"AMR: Updating AMR package in {r_lib_path}...", flush=True)
         utils.install_packages(
-            'remotes',
+            StrVector(['remotes', 'desc']),
             repos='https://cloud.r-project.org',
             lib=r_lib_path,
-            dependencies=True,
             quiet=True
         )
         remotes = importr('remotes', lib_loc=r_lib_path)