diff --git a/content/coverpage.tex b/content/coverpage.tex
index 885913c4..b2d43c27 100644
--- a/content/coverpage.tex
+++ b/content/coverpage.tex
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 
 \vspace{0.5in}
 \begin{center}
-\today
+%\today
+1st November, 2024
 \end{center}
 
 \vspace{0.5in}
diff --git a/content/frontmatter.tex b/content/frontmatter.tex
index 43b5cf35..3f29014b 100644
--- a/content/frontmatter.tex
+++ b/content/frontmatter.tex
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 \pagestyle{fancy}
 \fancyhead{}
 \fancyhead[L]{\insertDocVersion}
-\fancyhead[C]{--- DRAFT ---}
-\SetWatermarkText{DRAFT}
-\SetWatermarkScale{1}
-\SetWatermarkLightness{.91}
+%\fancyhead[C]{--- DRAFT ---}
+%\SetWatermarkText{DRAFT}
+%\SetWatermarkScale{1}
+%\SetWatermarkLightness{.91}
 \fancyfoot[C]{\thepage} %affects page numbering for the first pages,
                             %except the first ToC page
 
diff --git a/utils/packages.tex b/utils/packages.tex
index 2b0e97cc..ad1fe822 100644
--- a/utils/packages.tex
+++ b/utils/packages.tex
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
 \usepackage{enumitem}
 \usepackage{framed}
 \usepackage{pbox}
-\usepackage{draftcopy}
-\usepackage{draftwatermark}
+%\usepackage{draftcopy}
+%\usepackage{draftwatermark}
 \usepackage{wrapfig}
 \usepackage{longtable}
 \usepackage{caption}