diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8f642fc45..18a774cc0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## 0.16.21-dev1
+
+### Enhancements
+
+### Features
+
+### Fixes
+
 ## 0.16.20
 
 ### Enhancements
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e9389b9cc..8fe773cd8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -257,5 +257,4 @@ Encountered a bug? Please create a new [GitHub issue](https://github.com/Unstruc
 
 ## :chart_with_upwards_trend: Analytics
 
-We’ve partnered with Scarf (https://scarf.sh) to collect anonymized user statistics to understand which features our community is using and how to prioritize product decision-making in the future. To learn more about how we collect and use this data, please read our [Privacy Policy](https://unstructured.io/privacy-policy).
-To opt out of this data collection, you can set the environment variable `SCARF_NO_ANALYTICS=true` before running any `unstructured` commands.
+This library includes a very lightweight analytics "ping" when the library is loaded, however you can opt out of this data collection by setting the environment variable `DO_NOT_TRACK=true` before executing any `unstructured` code. To learn more about how we collect and use this data, please read our [Privacy Policy](https://unstructured.io/privacy-policy).
diff --git a/unstructured/__version__.py b/unstructured/__version__.py
index a15f0c27f..5bfa2b15b 100644
--- a/unstructured/__version__.py
+++ b/unstructured/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.16.20"  # pragma: no cover
+__version__ = "0.16.21-dev1"  # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/unstructured/utils.py b/unstructured/utils.py
index 7d1cb7673..f83f8831a 100644
--- a/unstructured/utils.py
+++ b/unstructured/utils.py
@@ -294,20 +294,6 @@ def scarf_analytics():
                     + "&dev=true",
                     timeout=10,
                 )
-                requests.get(
-                    "https://packages2.unstructured.io/python-telemetry?version="
-                    + __version__
-                    + "&platform="
-                    + platform.system()
-                    + "&python"
-                    + python_version
-                    + "&arch="
-                    + platform.machine()
-                    + "&gpu="
-                    + str(gpu_present)
-                    + "&dev=true",
-                    timeout=10,
-                )
             else:
                 requests.get(
                     "https://packages.unstructured.io/python-telemetry?version="
@@ -323,20 +309,6 @@ def scarf_analytics():
                     + "&dev=false",
                     timeout=10,
                 )
-                requests.get(
-                    "https://packages2.unstructured.io/python-telemetry?version="
-                    + __version__
-                    + "&platform="
-                    + platform.system()
-                    + "&python"
-                    + python_version
-                    + "&arch="
-                    + platform.machine()
-                    + "&gpu="
-                    + str(gpu_present)
-                    + "&dev=false",
-                    timeout=10,
-                )
     except Exception:
         pass