diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 3ee4c8e..2308d0b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version: 1.22.11
 
-      - name: Display the version of go that we have installed
-        run: go version
-
-      - name: Display the release tag
-        run: echo ${{ github.ref_name}}
-
       - name: Build the executables
         run: ./mkrel.sh anydb ${{ github.ref_name}}
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5380520..489f2a3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ app/dbentry.pb.go: app/dbentry.proto
 buildlocal:
 	go build -ldflags "-X 'github.com/tlinden/anydb/cfg.VERSION=$(VERSION)'"
 
+# binaries are being built by ci workflow on tag creation
 release:
-	./mkrel.sh $(tool) $(version)
 	gh release create $(version) --generate-notes releases/*
 
 install: buildlocal