diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 2a4a72ef062..73cf8e1a428 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Install ruff
           command: |
+            exit 1
             uv venv
             source .venv/bin/activate
             uv sync --extra dev_core
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 11f117aca59..7d5f7f5a30e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # plotly.py
 
+
 <table>
     <tr>
         <td>Latest Release</td>