diff --git a/renv/activate.R b/renv/activate.R
index 45b9da1e..cb5401f9 100644
--- a/renv/activate.R
+++ b/renv/activate.R
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ local({
 
   # the requested version of renv
   version <- "1.0.3"
-  attr(version, "sha") <- "1.0.3"
+  attr(version, "sha") <- NULL
 
   # the project directory
   project <- getwd()
diff --git a/renv/settings.json b/renv/settings.json
index ffdbb320..906b13bc 100644
--- a/renv/settings.json
+++ b/renv/settings.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "bioconductor.version": null,
+  "bioconductor.version": "3.17",
   "external.libraries": [],
   "ignored.packages": [],
   "package.dependency.fields": [