diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverity-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/coverity-scan.yml
index 140658eb05..3c0369771c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverity-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverity-scan.yml
@@ -42,11 +42,8 @@ jobs:
             curl \
             wget
 
-      - name: Install CAF
-        run: cd auxil/broker/caf && ./configure --prefix=`pwd`/build/install-root && cd build && make -j $(nproc) install
-
       - name: Configure
-        run: ./configure --build-type=debug --with-caf=`pwd`/auxil/broker/caf/build/install-root --disable-broker-tests --disable-spicy
+        run: ./configure --build-type=debug --disable-broker-tests --disable-spicy
 
       - name: Fetch Coverity Tools
         env:
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 3bd884315d..fb08e9b2b0 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+5.2.0-dev.131 | 2022-10-21 16:29:14 -0700
+
+  * Remove external CAF build for Coverity setup (Christian Kreibich, Corelight)
+
 5.2.0-dev.129 | 2022-10-21 12:24:25 -0700
 
   * Remove cmake tests for LIBPCAP_PCAP_COMPILE_NOPCAP_HAS_ERROR_PARAMETER (Tim Wojtulewicz, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2ffe7629aa..0f73bbdcbe 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.2.0-dev.129
+5.2.0-dev.131