diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 4b5ace3..3cec484 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: shinyssdtools
 Title: ssdtools Shiny App
-Version: 0.3.4
+Version: 0.3.5
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "Seb",
              family = "Dalgarno",
@@ -36,12 +36,10 @@ Imports:
     rhandsontable,
     rlang,
     rmarkdown,
-    scales,
     shiny,
     shinyjs,
     shinyWidgets,
     stats,
-    stringr,
     waiter
 Suggests: 
     covr,
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 2785a9b..0adcddd 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 <!-- NEWS.md is maintained by https://fledge.cynkra.com, contributors should not edit this file -->
 
+# shinyssdtools 0.3.5 (2024-12-18)
+
+- Remove unused package dependencies of stringr and scales. 
+
 # shinyssdtools 0.3.4 (2024-12-12)
 
 - Update plotting functions to match new arguments in ssdtools.
diff --git a/TESTING.md b/TESTING.md
index c68b47d..0d26b5b 100644
--- a/TESTING.md
+++ b/TESTING.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Steps should be followed in order and be done in a single session from start to
 		i. Plot should update with new label name 
 	l. Add plot title of Title 
 		i. Title should appear at top of plot
-	m. Change colour legend title Colour
+	m. Change colour legend title to Colour
 		i. Colour legend title should update
 	n. Change shape legend title to Shape
 		i. Shape legend title should update  
@@ -104,13 +104,12 @@ Steps should be followed in order and be done in a single session from start to
 7. Go to About tab
 	a. Confirm formatting looks good
 	b. Check links point to right things 
-8. Go to About tab
+8. Go to User Guide tab
 	a. Confirm formatting looks good
 	b. Check links point to right things 
 9. Click on French button
-	a. About tab should turn into French
+	a. User Guide tab should turn into French
 	b. Go to the A propos tab 
 		i. It should be in French
 	c. Click on the English button
 		i. Should turn back to English 
-	10. Click on the Help tab
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rsconnect/shinyapps.io/poissonconsulting/shinyssdtools-dev.dcf b/rsconnect/shinyapps.io/poissonconsulting/shinyssdtools-dev.dcf
index c1b89f2..7989953 100644
--- a/rsconnect/shinyapps.io/poissonconsulting/shinyssdtools-dev.dcf
+++ b/rsconnect/shinyapps.io/poissonconsulting/shinyssdtools-dev.dcf
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ account: poissonconsulting
 server: shinyapps.io
 hostUrl: https://api.shinyapps.io/v1
 appId: 3888468
-bundleId: 9336556
+bundleId: 9518552
 url: https://poissonconsulting.shinyapps.io/shinyssdtools-dev/
diff --git a/rsconnect/shinyapps.io/poissonconsulting/shinyssdtools.dcf b/rsconnect/shinyapps.io/poissonconsulting/shinyssdtools.dcf
index 484ba7a..4d22db5 100644
--- a/rsconnect/shinyapps.io/poissonconsulting/shinyssdtools.dcf
+++ b/rsconnect/shinyapps.io/poissonconsulting/shinyssdtools.dcf
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ account: poissonconsulting
 server: shinyapps.io
 hostUrl: https://api.shinyapps.io/v1
 appId: 3888556
-bundleId: 9336595
+bundleId: 9518666
 url: https://poissonconsulting.shinyapps.io/shinyssdtools/
diff --git a/scripts/deploy-app.R b/scripts/deploy-app.R
index c40138e..48cba1a 100644
--- a/scripts/deploy-app.R
+++ b/scripts/deploy-app.R
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # install ssdtools
-install.packages("ssdtools")
+# install.packages("ssdtools")
 # get cran versions of poisson pkgs
 pak::pak("universals")
 pak::pak("chk")
diff --git a/shinyssdtools.Rproj b/shinyssdtools.Rproj
index 1788e68..28635a0 100644
--- a/shinyssdtools.Rproj
+++ b/shinyssdtools.Rproj
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Version: 1.0
+ProjectId: 0845fa20-5df5-4814-8966-dd824302d1e2
 
 RestoreWorkspace: Default
 SaveWorkspace: Default