diff --git a/.github/workflows/broken-links-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/broken-links-checker.yml
index af1003324..db06cb2af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/broken-links-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/broken-links-checker.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v2.8.0
         with:
           args: >
-            --verbose --exclude-mail --no-progress --exclude ^https?://
+            --verbose --no-progress --exclude ^https?://
             ${{ steps.changed-markdown-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}
           failIfEmpty: false
         env:
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v2.8.0
         with:
           args: >
-            --verbose --exclude-mail --no-progress --exclude ^https?://
+            --verbose --no-progress --exclude ^https?://
             '**/*.md'
           failIfEmpty: false
         env:
diff --git a/azure.yaml b/azure.yaml
index a3b344d94..af9c81738 100644
--- a/azure.yaml
+++ b/azure.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ metadata:
   template: multi-agent-custom-automation-engine-solution-accelerator@1.0
 requiredVersions:
   azd: '>= 1.18.0 != 1.23.9'
-  bicep: '>= 0.33.0'
 hooks:
   postdeploy:
     windows:
diff --git a/azure_custom.yaml b/azure_custom.yaml
index a1c7a1aa4..f8bac1a36 100644
--- a/azure_custom.yaml
+++ b/azure_custom.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ metadata:
   template: multi-agent-custom-automation-engine-solution-accelerator@1.0
 requiredVersions:
   azd: '>= 1.18.0 != 1.23.9'
-  bicep: '>= 0.33.0'
 
 services:
   backend: