diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index aaa098f..12c9bc9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -208,43 +208,43 @@ jobs:
             encointer/encointer-client-notee:${{ env.ENCOINTER_CLIENT_DOCKER_TAG }} ${{ matrix.test }} \
             -u ws://host.docker.internal \
             --port 9944 \
-  
 
-  release:
-    name: Draft Release
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [ create_artifacts, build_primary_binaries ]
-    outputs:
-      release_url: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.html_url }}
-      asset_upload_url: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.upload_url }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Download Encointer Collator
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: encointer-collator-${{ github.sha }}
-
-      - name: Create required package.json
-        run: test -f package.json || echo '{}' >package.json
-
-      - name: Changelog
-        uses: scottbrenner/generate-changelog-action@master
-        id: Changelog
-
-      - name: Display structure of downloaded files
-        run: ls -R
-        working-directory: .
-
-      - name: Release
-        id: create-release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          body: |
-            ${{ steps.Changelog.outputs.changelog }}
-          draft: true
-          files: |
-            encointer-collator
+#  release:
+#    name: Draft Release
+#    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+#    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#    needs: [ create_artifacts, build_primary_binaries ]
+#    outputs:
+#      release_url: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.html_url }}
+#      asset_upload_url: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.upload_url }}
+#    steps:
+#      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+#
+#      - name: Download Encointer Collator
+#        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+#        with:
+#          name: encointer-collator-${{ github.sha }}
+#
+#      - name: Create required package.json
+#        run: test -f package.json || echo '{}' >package.json
+#
+#      - name: Changelog
+#        uses: scottbrenner/generate-changelog-action@master
+#        id: Changelog
+#
+#      - name: Display structure of downloaded files
+#        run: ls -R
+#        working-directory: .
+#
+#      - name: Release
+#        id: create-release
+#        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+#        env:
+#          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+#        with:
+#          body: |
+#            ${{ steps.Changelog.outputs.changelog }}
+#          draft: true
+#          files: |
+#            encointer-collator