diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f38c62d4..a3bf3864 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest] 
-        python-version: [3.9] # , 3.7, 3.6]
+        python-version: [3.10] # , 3.7, 3.6]
         run-type: [std]
         # test_repo: [""]
         # test_dir: [""]
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
 
-    - uses:  actions/checkout@v2.3.4 
+    - uses:  actions/checkout@v4
     # - name: Setup Ninja
       # if: ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' }} 
     - uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-ninja@master
diff --git a/src/libs/common/utilities.cpp b/src/libs/common/utilities.cpp
index 3f716824..56922790 100644
--- a/src/libs/common/utilities.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/common/utilities.cpp
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ void read_dense_binary(const string& filename, vector<string>& row_names, vector
 		in.close();
 
 		in.open(filename.c_str(), ifstream::binary);
-        in.seekg(first_record);
+        //in.seekg(first_record);
 		//resize the matrix now that we know big it should be
 		matrix.resize(row_names.size(), col_names.size());