diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 87dffce7..d9994b96 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ executors:
     - image: 'circleci/clojure:openjdk-8-lein-2.9.1-node-browsers'
   intermine_exec:
     machine:
-      image: ubuntu-2004:202010-01
+      image: ubuntu-2004:2024.11.1
     environment:
       BLUEGENES_DEFAULT_SERVICE_ROOT: "http://localhost:9999/biotestmine"
       BLUEGENES_DEFAULT_MINE_NAME: Biotestmine
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dd640bc4..f9bf43c6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@ prepros.cfg
 /.lsp/
 /*.jks
 /.lein-env
+*~
diff --git a/config/dev/README.md b/config/dev/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0b7150b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/dev/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Put config.edn in here
diff --git a/config/prod/README.md b/config/prod/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0b7150b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/prod/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Put config.edn in here