diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 85e81706..91de0312 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ deploy:
   script:
     # build site
     - rm -rf public
-    - hugo --gc --enableGitInfo
+    - hugo --gc
 
     # upload all files
     - aws s3 sync ./public s3://$S3_BUCKET_NAME --delete --region us-east-1 --cache-control "max-age=3600, public" --metadata-directive "REPLACE"
diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 1a486fbf..526cff46 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ disableKinds = ["taxonomy", "taxonomyTerm"]
 pygmentsUseClasses = true
 pygmentsCodeFences = true
 
-enableGitInfo = true
+# enableGitInfo = true     # messed up sitemap.xml timestamps
 
 [taxonomies]
   tag = ""
diff --git a/content/_index.md b/content/_index.md
index 06c7763c..12ec8224 100644
--- a/content/_index.md
+++ b/content/_index.md
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 title = "Jake Jarvis – Web & Mobile Developer in Boston, MA"
 description = "I'm a full-stack web engineer and mobile developer based in Boston, Massachusetts specializing in modern JavaScript frameworks and iOS apps."
 type = "home"
-date = "2019-04-18"
+date = "2019-06-21"
 +++
diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer.html b/layouts/partials/footer.html
index eb38a3c7..bb4e2194 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -15,5 +15,3 @@
     </script>
   </body>
 </html>
-
-{{ printf "<!-- %s -->" hugo.CommitHash | safeHTML }}