diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e4d1333f..071bf76f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Instructions: Add a subsection under `[Unreleased]` for additions, fixes, change
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Addded
+
+- New option for `pretext deploy`.  If you pass `--no-push` then deploy will commit your output to the `gh-pages` branch but not push.  This can be useful for CI/CD workflows or in case deploy encounters an authentication error.
+
 ### Changed
 
 - The default devcontainer no longer includes a full LaTeX install.  If you run into trouble generating latex-images or building pdfs, see the README.md file for assistance.
diff --git a/pretext/project/__init__.py b/pretext/project/__init__.py
index 444fc8b5..8cbf4f96 100644
--- a/pretext/project/__init__.py
+++ b/pretext/project/__init__.py
@@ -607,11 +607,6 @@ def build(
         xmlid: t.Optional[str] = None,
         no_knowls: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
-        # Temporary fix for Runestone that runs the CLI as a library in a worker
-        # remove the variables attr at the start of each build.
-        if hasattr(core.get_publisher_variable, "variables"):
-            delattr(core.get_publisher_variable, "variables")
-
         # Add cli.version to stringparams.  Use only the major and minor version numbers.
         self.stringparams["cli.version"] = VERSION[: VERSION.rfind(".")]