diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/code-analysis.yml b/.gitea/workflows/code-analysis.yml
index 2236692..7b2c284 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/code-analysis.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/code-analysis.yml
@@ -30,9 +30,14 @@ jobs:
           node -v
           npm -v
 
-      - name: Check package.json version changed
+      - name: Check package.json version vs production
         if: "github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'"
-        run: scripts/check-package-version-changed.sh origin/main
+        env:
+          PROD_HOST: ${{ vars.PROD_HOST }}
+          PROD_USER: ${{ vars.PROD_USER }}
+          PROD_PORT: ${{ vars.PROD_PORT }}
+          PROD_SSH_KEY: ${{ secrets.PROD_SSH_KEY }}
+        run: scripts/check-version-against-prod.sh
 
       - name: gitleaks (Secrets Scanning)
         run: |
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/version-gate.yml b/.gitea/workflows/version-gate.yml
index ec43011..bfc3c47 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/version-gate.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/version-gate.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,11 @@
-name: Require Package Version Change
+name: Require Package Version Change (disabled)
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
 
 jobs:
-  check:
+  noop:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 22
-
-      - name: Check package.json version changed
-        run: scripts/check-package-version-changed.sh origin/main
+      - name: Disabled
+        run: echo "version-gate workflow disabled — gating is handled in code-analysis.yml"