diff --git a/epab/utils/_pipenv.py b/epab/utils/_pipenv.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/epab/utils/_pipenv.py
+++ b/epab/utils/_pipenv.py
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@ def write_reqs(ctx, auto_commit: bool):
         files_to_add = ['Pipfile', 'Pipfile.lock',
                         'requirements.txt', 'requirements-dev.txt']
         repo_commit(
-            ctx, 'chg: dev: update requirements [auto] [skip ci]', files_to_add=files_to_add)
+            ctx, 'chg: dev: update requirements [auto]', files_to_add=files_to_add)
chg: reqs update should not skip ci