diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-as-cran-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-as-cran-check.yaml
index dace415a3..9cf3580bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-as-cran-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-as-cran-check.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
         with:
           use-public-rspm: true
+          extra-repositories: 'https://stan-dev.r-universe.dev'
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index 3cb5e4393..1e988befc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           http-user-agent: ${{ matrix.config.http-user-agent }}
           use-public-rspm: true
           rtools-version: ${{ matrix.config.rtools }}
+          extra-repositories: 'https://stan-dev.r-universe.dev'
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-cmdstan.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-cmdstan.yaml
index 6e0feec0f..c02adc54e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-cmdstan.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-cmdstan.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install -y libpng-dev || true
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
+        with:
+          use-public-rspm: true
+          extra-repositories: 'https://stan-dev.r-universe.dev'
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
         with: 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codemeta.yaml b/.github/workflows/codemeta.yaml
index 03cc2e56b..7a1b6489e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codemeta.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codemeta.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
         with:
           use-public-rspm: true
-
+          extra-repositories: 'https://stan-dev.r-universe.dev'
+          
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
         with:
           extra-packages: any::codemetar
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-changed-files.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint-changed-files.yaml
index db1dede9a..36c6e2ecc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-changed-files.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-changed-files.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
+        with:
+          use-public-rspm: true
+          extra-repositories: 'https://stan-dev.r-universe.dev'
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
index bac67cda2..e07d6d144 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
         with:
           use-public-rspm: true
-
+          extra-repositories: 'https://stan-dev.r-universe.dev'
+          
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
         with:
           extra-packages: any::pkgdown, local::.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-commands.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-commands.yaml
index 39e6faa6b..d17a580c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-commands.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-commands.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
         with:
           use-public-rspm: true
+          extra-repositories: 'https://stan-dev.r-universe.dev'
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/render-readme.yaml b/.github/workflows/render-readme.yaml
index 462740b84..44310a22b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/render-readme.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/render-readme.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Setup R
         uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
-
+        with:
+          use-public-rspm: true
+          extra-repositories: 'https://stan-dev.r-universe.dev'
+          
       - name: Setup pandoc
         uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@v2
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml
index 4289e1f0b..9d8ba95f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
         with:
           use-public-rspm: true
+          extra-repositories: 'https://stan-dev.r-universe.dev'
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
         with:
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 52ddc7ab9..39828c41d 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ Depends:
     R (>= 3.5.0)
 Imports: 
     brms,
-    cmdstanr,
     ggplot2,
     purrr,
     stats,
@@ -50,9 +49,10 @@ Suggests:
     sf,
     tidybayes,
     modelr,
-    patchwork
-Remotes:
-    stan-dev/cmdstanr
+    patchwork,
+    cmdstanr
+Additional_repositories:
+    https://stan-dev.r-universe.dev
 Config/Needs/website:
     r-lib/pkgdown,
     epinowcast/enwtheme
diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 9e0f93970..fc849511c 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ export(simulate_exponential_cases)
 export(simulate_gillespie)
 export(simulate_secondary)
 export(simulate_uniform_cases)
-import(cmdstanr)
 import(ggplot2)
 importFrom(brms,bf)
 importFrom(brms,prior)
diff --git a/R/epidist-package.R b/R/epidist-package.R
index 279dc7394..15d1d9e00 100644
--- a/R/epidist-package.R
+++ b/R/epidist-package.R
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 "_PACKAGE"
 
 #' @import ggplot2
-#' @import cmdstanr
 
 ## usethis namespace: start
 #' @importFrom dplyr filter select