diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index ee3ae9504..c7e18fd98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout ci.common
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
-        repository: OpenLiberty/ci.common
+        repository: cherylking/ci.common
+        ref: skipTestsChanges
         path: ci.common
     - name: Checkout ci.ant
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Clone ci.ant, ci.common, ci.maven repos to C drive
       run: |
         cp -r D:/a/ci.maven/ci.maven C:/ci.maven
-        git clone https://github.com/OpenLiberty/ci.common.git C:/ci.common
+        git clone https://github.com/cherylking/ci.common.git --branch skipTestsChanges --single-branch C:/ci.common
         git clone https://github.com/OpenLiberty/ci.ant.git C:/ci.ant
     - name: Set up Maven
       uses: stCarolas/setup-maven@v4.5
diff --git a/docs/dev.md b/docs/dev.md
index a4f79e306..d234b6497 100644
--- a/docs/dev.md
+++ b/docs/dev.md
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ The following are the parameters supported by this goal in addition to the [comm
 | Parameter | Description | Required |
 | --------  | ----------- | -------  |
 | hotTests | If set to `true`, run unit and integration tests automatically after every change. The default value is `false`. | No |
-| skipTests | If set to `true`, do not run any tests in dev mode. The default value is `false`. | No |
+| skipTests | If this option is enabled, do not run any tests in dev mode, even when the `Enter` key is pressed or when `hotTests` is set to `true`. The default value is `false`. | No |
 | skipUTs | If set to `true`, skip unit tests. The default value is `false`. If the project packaging type is `ear`, unit tests are always skipped. | No |
 | skipITs | If set to `true`, skip integration tests. The default value is `false`.  | No |
 | debug | Whether to allow attaching a debugger to the running server. The default value is `true`. | No |
diff --git a/liberty-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/liberty-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 41b7a0149..0dbb48850 100644
--- a/liberty-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/liberty-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
             <artifactId>ci.common</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.33</version>
+            <version>1.8.34-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.twdata.maven</groupId>