diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile.yaml b/.github/workflows/compile.yaml
index 14fbc0e6..272f9a19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compile.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile.yaml
@@ -39,17 +39,3 @@ jobs:
         path: |
           *.nes
           /tmp/*.lst
-
-  release:
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    needs: build
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: roms
-      - name: Display structure of downloaded files
-        run: ls -R
-      - name: gh-call
-        run: gh release create release-${{ github.ref_name }} --title "Test release ${{ github.ref_name }}" --notes "this is a beta release" *.nes