diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 8ee8f9c0df..e975ad54a4 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ commands:
       - run:
           name: Preparing environment - Brew
           command: |
+            brew --version
+            brew untap Homebrew/homebrew-cask-versions
             brew update
             brew upgrade git
             brew install fish
@@ -98,9 +100,10 @@ commands:
           key: -<< pipeline.parameters.cache_key_version >>-win-sys-{{ .Branch }}-<< parameters.py_version >>
       - run:
           name: Preparing environment - system
+          no_output_timeout: 20m
           command: |
             choco install -y --no-progress miniconda3
-            choco install -y --no-progress openssl openjdk11jre
+            choco install -y --no-progress openjdk
             C:\tools\miniconda3\Scripts\conda.exe init powershell
       - run:
           name: Preparing environment - Hydra
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
       py_version:
         type: string
     macos:
-      xcode: "13.4.1"
+      xcode: "15.3.0"
     steps:
       - macos:
           py_version: << parameters.py_version >>
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index 30a27a1f1c..442356b1c0 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ def print_installed_package_version(session: Session, package_name: str) -> None
     pip_list: str = session.run("pip", "list", silent=True)
     for line in pip_list.split("\n"):
         if package_name in line:
-            print(f"Installed {package_name} version: {line}")
+            logger.info(f"Installed {package_name} version: {line}")
 
 
 def install_hydra(session: Session, cmd: List[str]) -> None:
     # needed for build
     session.install("read-version", silent=SILENT)
-    # clean install hydra
+    # clean-install hydra
     session.chdir(BASE)
     if USE_OMEGACONF_DEV_VERSION:
         session.install("--pre", "omegaconf", silent=SILENT)
diff --git a/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/integration_test_tools/create_integration_test_ami.py b/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/integration_test_tools/create_integration_test_ami.py
index dc2ab834e7..1f5bdc67a7 100644
--- a/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/integration_test_tools/create_integration_test_ami.py
+++ b/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/integration_test_tools/create_integration_test_ami.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 def _run_command(command: str) -> str:
     print(f"{str(datetime.now())} - Running: {command}")
-    output = subprocess.getoutput(command)
+    output = subprocess.getoutput(command)  # nosec B605
     print(f"{str(datetime.now())} - {output}")
     return output
 
diff --git a/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/integration_test_tools/setup_integration_test_ami.py b/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/integration_test_tools/setup_integration_test_ami.py
index f114e67b42..a49fccd692 100644
--- a/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/integration_test_tools/setup_integration_test_ami.py
+++ b/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/integration_test_tools/setup_integration_test_ami.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 def _run_command(command: str) -> str:
     print(f"{str( datetime.now() )} - OUT: {command}")
-    output = subprocess.getoutput(command)
+    output = subprocess.getoutput(command)  # nosec B605
     print(f"{str( datetime.now() )} - OUT: {output}")
     return output
 
diff --git a/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/tests/test_ray_aws_launcher.py b/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/tests/test_ray_aws_launcher.py
index c06aa2c67e..82cb1f0608 100644
--- a/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/tests/test_ray_aws_launcher.py
+++ b/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/tests/test_ray_aws_launcher.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 
 def run_command(commands: str) -> str:
     log.info(f"running: {commands}")
-    output = subprocess.getoutput(commands)
+    output = subprocess.getoutput(commands)  # nosec B605
     log.info(f"outputs: {output}")
     return output
 
diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index a99a52bd99..777337ae83 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ packaging
 pre-commit
 pytest
 pytest-benchmark
-pytest-snail
 read-version
 setuptools
 towncrier