diff --git a/.github/workflows/spring.yml b/.github/workflows/spring.yml
index b5f77606..0a78aef8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spring.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spring.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up JDK
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          distribution: 'corretto'
+          distribution: 'adopt'
           java-version: '16'
           cache: 'maven'
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ad19d91d..678ac4c4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <groupId>org.cga</groupId>
     <artifactId>sctp</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>1.4.8</version>
+    <version>1.4.9</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
diff --git a/sctp-api/pom.xml b/sctp-api/pom.xml
index 8d21b48f..3d979cd6 100644
--- a/sctp-api/pom.xml
+++ b/sctp-api/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>sctp</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.cga</groupId>
-        <version>1.4.8</version>
+        <version>1.4.9</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/sctp-api/src/main/java/org/cga/sctp/api/config/ApiConfiguration.java b/sctp-api/src/main/java/org/cga/sctp/api/config/ApiConfiguration.java
index 2a53c9e4..439619fa 100644
--- a/sctp-api/src/main/java/org/cga/sctp/api/config/ApiConfiguration.java
+++ b/sctp-api/src/main/java/org/cga/sctp/api/config/ApiConfiguration.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 import org.cga.sctp.mobile.MobileApplicationService;
 import org.cga.sctp.user.UserService;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
@@ -82,36 +83,8 @@ public class ApiConfiguration extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {
     @Autowired
     private MobileApplicationService mobileApplicationService;
 
-/*    @Bean
-    OperationCustomizer customize() {
-        return (operation, handlerMethod) -> {
-            operation.responses(new ApiResponses()
-                    .addApiResponse("Mobile Application Version", new ApiResponse()
-                            .addHeaderObject(
-                                    AppConstants.APP_VERSION_CODE_HEADER, new Header()
-                                            .schema(new IntegerSchema())
-                                            .description("Current application version code")
-                            )
-                            .addHeaderObject(
-                                    AppConstants.APP_VERSION_UPDATE_AVAILABLE_HEADER, new Header()
-                                            .schema(new BooleanSchema())
-                                            .description("Whether an update is available")
-                            )
-                            .addHeaderObject(
-                                    AppConstants.APP_VERSION_UPDATE_TIME_HEADER, new Header()
-                                            .schema(new DateTimeSchema())
-                                            .description("When the new application became available")
-                            )
-                            .addHeaderObject(
-                                    AppConstants.APP_VERSION_UPDATE_MANDATORY, new Header()
-                                            .schema(new BooleanSchema())
-                                            .description("Whether the update is mandatory or not")
-                            )
-                    )
-            );
-            return operation;
-        };
-    }*/
+    @Value("${api.checkAppVersion:false}")
+    private boolean checkAppVersion;
 
     @Override
     public void configure(WebSecurity web) throws Exception {
@@ -148,7 +121,7 @@ public void configure(WebSecurity web) throws Exception {
 
     @Bean
     public AppVersionFilter apiVersionFilter() {
-        return new AppVersionFilter(mobileApplicationService, gson, ALLOW_LIST);
+        return new AppVersionFilter(mobileApplicationService, checkAppVersion, gson, ALLOW_LIST);
     }
 
     @Bean
diff --git a/sctp-api/src/main/java/org/cga/sctp/api/config/AppConfiguration.java b/sctp-api/src/main/java/org/cga/sctp/api/config/AppConfiguration.java
index 3b273c2f..3c9e14c6 100644
--- a/sctp-api/src/main/java/org/cga/sctp/api/config/AppConfiguration.java
+++ b/sctp-api/src/main/java/org/cga/sctp/api/config/AppConfiguration.java
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ public void setContextPath(String contextPath) {
 
     @Bean("customGson")
     public Gson gson() {
-        return new GsonBuilder()
-                .registerTypeAdapter(LocalDateTime.class, new LocalDateTimeAdapter())
-                .registerTypeAdapter(LocalDate.class, new LocalDateAdapter())
-                .create();
+        return new GsonBuilder().registerTypeAdapter(LocalDateTime.class, new LocalDateTimeAdapter())
+                .registerTypeAdapter(LocalDate.class, new LocalDateAdapter()).create();
     }
 }
diff --git a/sctp-api/src/main/java/org/cga/sctp/api/filters/AppVersionFilter.java b/sctp-api/src/main/java/org/cga/sctp/api/filters/AppVersionFilter.java
index c16cf7ef..fa5fa12d 100644
--- a/sctp-api/src/main/java/org/cga/sctp/api/filters/AppVersionFilter.java
+++ b/sctp-api/src/main/java/org/cga/sctp/api/filters/AppVersionFilter.java
@@ -59,11 +59,12 @@
 public class AppVersionFilter extends GenericFilterBean {
 
     private final Gson gson;
+    private final boolean filterEnabled;
     private final AtomicReference<AppVersion> appVersion;
     private final List<AntPathRequestMatcher> ignoredPathMatchers;
     private final MobileApplicationService mobileApplicationService;
 
-    public AppVersionFilter(MobileApplicationService mobileApplicationService, Gson gson, String... ignoredPaths) {
+    public AppVersionFilter(MobileApplicationService mobileApplicationService, boolean filterEnabled, Gson gson, String... ignoredPaths) {
         this.gson = gson;
         this.appVersion = new AtomicReference<>();
         this.ignoredPathMatchers = new LinkedList<>();
@@ -73,9 +74,14 @@ public AppVersionFilter(MobileApplicationService mobileApplicationService, Gson
                 this.ignoredPathMatchers.add(new AntPathRequestMatcher(pathPattern));
             }
         }
+        this.filterEnabled = filterEnabled;
         this.refreshVersion();
     }
 
+    public AppVersionFilter(MobileApplicationService mobileApplicationService, Gson gson, String... ignoredPaths) {
+        this(mobileApplicationService, true, gson, ignoredPaths);
+    }
+
     private boolean ignorePath(HttpServletRequest request) {
         for (AntPathRequestMatcher requestMatcher : ignoredPathMatchers) {
             if (requestMatcher.matches(request)) {
@@ -86,16 +92,22 @@ private boolean ignorePath(HttpServletRequest request) {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void doFilter(
-            ServletRequest servletRequest,
-            ServletResponse servletResponse,
-            FilterChain filterChain) throws IOException, ServletException {
+    public void doFilter(ServletRequest servletRequest, ServletResponse servletResponse, FilterChain filterChain) throws IOException, ServletException {
 
         int applicationVersionCode = -1;
         AppVersion version = appVersion.get();
         HttpServletRequest request = (HttpServletRequest) servletRequest;
         HttpServletResponse response = (HttpServletResponse) servletResponse;
 
+        if (!filterEnabled) {
+            response.addHeader(AppConstants.APP_VERSION_CODE_HEADER, version.getVersionCode().toString());
+            response.addHeader(AppConstants.APP_VERSION_UPDATE_TIME_HEADER, version.getUpdatedAt().toString());
+            response.addHeader(AppConstants.APP_VERSION_UPDATE_AVAILABLE_HEADER, "false");
+            response.addHeader(AppConstants.APP_VERSION_UPDATE_MANDATORY, version.getMandatoryUpdate().toString());
+            filterChain.doFilter(request, response);
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (ignorePath(request)) {
             filterChain.doFilter(request, response);
             return;
diff --git a/sctp-core/pom.xml b/sctp-core/pom.xml
index 1455bb81..1c664e4b 100644
--- a/sctp-core/pom.xml
+++ b/sctp-core/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>sctp</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.cga</groupId>
-        <version>1.4.8</version>
+        <version>1.4.9</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/sctp-mis/pom.xml b/sctp-mis/pom.xml
index ff249065..4cb80dd7 100644
--- a/sctp-mis/pom.xml
+++ b/sctp-mis/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>sctp</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.cga</groupId>
-        <version>1.4.8</version>
+        <version>1.4.9</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>