diff --git a/.github/workflows/audit.yml b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
index 7da8da9b..89facb65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/audit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Bootstrap
       run: npm run bootstrap
 
-    - name: audit tools
+    # commenting out until https://github.com/lerna/lerna/issues/3010 is fixed
+    #- name: audit tools
       # `|| npm audit` to pretty-print the output if vulnerabilies are found after filtering.
-      run: npm audit --audit-level=moderate --json | scripts/audit-allow-list || npm audit --audit-level=moderate
+     # run: npm audit --audit-level=moderate --json | scripts/audit-allow-list || npm audit --audit-level=moderate
 
     - name: audit packages
       run: npm run audit-all