diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions-ci.yml
index 5cf1bd9..b9a976c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-actions-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-actions-ci.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.17
+          go-version: 1.18
 
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 01953e1..b54deed 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ vet:
 # Builds Go code natively.
 build:
     cd examples && \
-    go build -o ../out/ ./...
+    go build -buildvcs=false -o ../out/ ./...
 
 # run linters
 lint:
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ lint:
     ./scripts/header-check.sh
     ./scripts/test-wiring.sh
 
+# Opens a shell in the dev docker container.
+bash:
+    docker run {{ interactive }} --rm \
+        -v {{justfile_directory()}}/:/build \
+        -e GOCACHE=/platform-lib/.go-cache \
+        -w /build \
+        rstudio/platform-lib:lib-build /bin/bash
+
 # Builds Go code using docker. Useful when using a MacOS or Windows native IDE. First,
 # run `just build-build-env' to create the docker image you'll need.
 build-docker:
diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
index 4454a05..b7af5f2 100755
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/test.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DEF_TEST_ARGS=${DEF_TEST_ARGS:--short}
 for MODULE in ${MODULES}; do
     cd ${MODULE}
 
-    go test ${DEF_TEST_ARGS} ${TEST_ARGS[*]}
+    go test -buildvcs=false ${DEF_TEST_ARGS} ${TEST_ARGS[*]}
     result=$?
     if [[ $result -ne 0 ]]; then
       __EXITCODE=$result