diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index e042d0ec89..77d93a408c 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ steps:
     commands:
       # force the NPM registry as the default on CI is artifactory, which can't
       # currently install from our lockfile
+      - ruby -v
       - npm ci --registry https://registry.npmjs.org
       - cd test/aws-lambda
       - bundle install
@@ -59,80 +60,80 @@ steps:
   #
   # Core tests and checks
   #
-  - label: ":docker: Build CI image"
-    key: "ci-image"
-    depends_on: "package-js"
-    timeout_in_minutes: 20
-    plugins:
-      - artifacts#v1.5.0:
-          download: min_packages.tar
-      - docker-compose#v4.12.0:
-          build:
-            - ci
-          image-repository: 855461928731.dkr.ecr.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/js
-          cache-from:
-            - ci:855461928731.dkr.ecr.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/js:ci-base-${BRANCH_NAME}
-            - ci:855461928731.dkr.ecr.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/js:ci-base
-      - docker-compose#v4.12.0:
-          push:
-            - ci:855461928731.dkr.ecr.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/js:ci-base-${BRANCH_NAME}
-            - ci:855461928731.dkr.ecr.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/js:ci-base
+  # - label: ":docker: Build CI image"
+  #   key: "ci-image"
+  #   depends_on: "package-js"
+  #   timeout_in_minutes: 20
+  #   plugins:
+  #     - artifacts#v1.5.0:
+  #         download: min_packages.tar
+  #     - docker-compose#v4.12.0:
+  #         build:
+  #           - ci
+  #         image-repository: 855461928731.dkr.ecr.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/js
+  #         cache-from:
+  #           - ci:855461928731.dkr.ecr.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/js:ci-base-${BRANCH_NAME}
+  #           - ci:855461928731.dkr.ecr.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/js:ci-base
+  #     - docker-compose#v4.12.0:
+  #         push:
+  #           - ci:855461928731.dkr.ecr.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/js:ci-base-${BRANCH_NAME}
+  #           - ci:855461928731.dkr.ecr.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/js:ci-base
 
-  - label: "Lint"
-    depends_on: "ci-image"
-    timeout_in_minutes: 10
-    plugins:
-      docker-compose#v4.12.0:
-        run: ci
-    command: "npm run test:lint"
+  # - label: "Lint"
+  #   depends_on: "ci-image"
+  #   timeout_in_minutes: 10
+  #   plugins:
+  #     docker-compose#v4.12.0:
+  #       run: ci
+  #   command: "npm run test:lint"
 
-  - label: "Unit tests"
-    depends_on: "ci-image"
-    timeout_in_minutes: 10
-    plugins:
-      docker-compose#v4.12.0:
-        run: ci
-    command: "npm run test:unit"
+  # - label: "Unit tests"
+  #   depends_on: "ci-image"
+  #   timeout_in_minutes: 10
+  #   plugins:
+  #     docker-compose#v4.12.0:
+  #       run: ci
+  #   command: "npm run test:unit"
 
-  - label: "Type checks/tests"
-    depends_on: "ci-image"
-    timeout_in_minutes: 10
-    plugins:
-      docker-compose#v4.12.0:
-        run: ci
-    command: "npm run test:types"
+  # - label: "Type checks/tests"
+  #   depends_on: "ci-image"
+  #   timeout_in_minutes: 10
+  #   plugins:
+  #     docker-compose#v4.12.0:
+  #       run: ci
+  #   command: "npm run test:types"
 
-  - label: ":large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: BROWSER STEPS :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle:"
-    depends_on: "package-js"
-    commands:
-      - buildkite-agent pipeline upload .buildkite/basic/browser-pipeline.yml
+  # - label: ":large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: BROWSER STEPS :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle:"
+  #   depends_on: "package-js"
+  #   commands:
+  #     - buildkite-agent pipeline upload .buildkite/basic/browser-pipeline.yml
 
-  - label: ":large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: ELECTRON STEPS :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle:"
-    skip: Skipped pending PLAT-10345
-    commands:
-      - buildkite-agent pipeline upload .buildkite/basic/electron-pipeline.yml
+  # - label: ":large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: ELECTRON STEPS :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle:"
+  #   skip: Skipped pending PLAT-10345
+  #   commands:
+  #     - buildkite-agent pipeline upload .buildkite/basic/electron-pipeline.yml
 
-  - label: ":large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: NODE STEPS :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle:"
-    depends_on: "package-js"
-    commands:
-      - buildkite-agent pipeline upload .buildkite/basic/node-pipeline.yml
+  # - label: ":large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: NODE STEPS :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle:"
+  #   depends_on: "package-js"
+  #   commands:
+  #     - buildkite-agent pipeline upload .buildkite/basic/node-pipeline.yml
 
-  - label: ":large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: REACT NATIVE (ANDROID) STEPS :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle:"
-    depends_on:
-      - "publish-js"
-      - "android-builder-base"
-    commands:
-      - buildkite-agent pipeline upload .buildkite/basic/react-native-android-pipeline.yml
+  # - label: ":large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: REACT NATIVE (ANDROID) STEPS :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle:"
+  #   depends_on:
+  #     - "publish-js"
+  #     - "android-builder-base"
+  #   commands:
+  #     - buildkite-agent pipeline upload .buildkite/basic/react-native-android-pipeline.yml
 
-  - label: ":large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: REACT NATIVE (IOS) STEPS :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle:"
-    depends_on:
-      - "publish-js"
-    commands:
-      - buildkite-agent pipeline upload .buildkite/basic/react-native-ios-pipeline.yml
+  # - label: ":large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: REACT NATIVE (IOS) STEPS :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle:"
+  #   depends_on:
+  #     - "publish-js"
+  #   commands:
+  #     - buildkite-agent pipeline upload .buildkite/basic/react-native-ios-pipeline.yml
 
-  #
-  # Conditionally trigger full pipeline
-  #
-  - label: 'Conditionally trigger full set of tests'
-    timeout_in_minutes: 30
-    command: sh -c .buildkite/pipeline_trigger.sh
+  # #
+  # # Conditionally trigger full pipeline
+  # #
+  # - label: 'Conditionally trigger full set of tests'
+  #   timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  #   command: sh -c .buildkite/pipeline_trigger.sh