diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-code.yml b/.github/workflows/check-code.yml
index 10c45667..35aea344 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-code.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-code.yml
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ jobs:
         pip install mypy types-setuptools # don't use --upgrade to respect the version installed via setup.py
         pip list
 
-    - uses: ./.github/actions/pip-list
-      with:
-        unfold: true
+    # TODO: re-enable after the external usage is resolved, see #51
+    # - uses: ./.github/actions/pip-list
+    # with:
+    #   unfold: true
 
     - name: Check typing
       # mypy uses the config file found in the following order:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/check-docs.yml
index 35e08b69..84a6c055 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-docs.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ jobs:
           pip list
         shell: bash
 
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/pip-list
+      # TODO: re-enable after the external usage is resolved, see #51
+      # - uses: ./.github/actions/pip-list
 
       - name: Test Documentation
         working-directory: ${{ inputs.docs-dir }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-testing.yml
index ab1260c4..a91a0515 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-testing.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ jobs:
         pip --version
         pip list
 
-    - uses: ./.github/actions/pip-list
+    # TODO: re-enable after the external usage is resolved, see #51
+    # - uses: ./.github/actions/pip-list
 
     - uses: ./.github/actions/unittesting
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-deploy.yml
index 7dcf2c56..b4a2ebad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-deploy.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ jobs:
           pip list
         shell: bash
 
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/pip-list
+      # TODO: re-enable after the external usage is resolved, see #51
+      # - uses: ./.github/actions/pip-list
 
       - name: Make Documentation
         run: |
diff --git a/src/lightning_utilities/__about__.py b/src/lightning_utilities/__about__.py
index fc06e20c..82e6dd30 100644
--- a/src/lightning_utilities/__about__.py
+++ b/src/lightning_utilities/__about__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import time
 
-__version__ = "0.4.0dev"
+__version__ = "0.4.0"
 __author__ = "Lightning AI et al."
 __author_email__ = "pytorch@lightning.ai"
 __license__ = "Apache-2.0"