diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index dc82d4a..6e42fec 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,5 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: Reproducible example repository 
       description: Please provide a link to a repository on GitHub with a reproducible example.
-      render: js
     validations:
       required: true
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
index 40e31d5..1271d2b 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://json.schemastore.org/github-issue-config.json
 blank_issues_enabled: false
 contact_links:
   - name: Feature Request 💡
diff --git a/src/components/caret.tsx b/src/components/caret.tsx
index a41354f..6a56278 100644
--- a/src/components/caret.tsx
+++ b/src/components/caret.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { useEffect } from 'react';
-import { StyleSheet, Animated, useAnimatedValue } from 'react-native';
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { StyleSheet, Animated } from 'react-native';
 import { DEFAULT_DARK_COLOR } from '../constants';
 import { useTextInputOTP } from '../hooks/use-text-input-otp';
 
 export function Caret() {
-  const opacity = useAnimatedValue(0);
+  const opacity = useRef(new Animated.Value(0)).current;
   const { caretColor } = useTextInputOTP();
 
   useEffect(() => {