diff --git a/.woodpecker/release.yaml b/.woodpecker/release.yaml
index 8341787..69ab14f 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/release.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/release.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ steps:
       - apk update
       - apk add --no-cache bash build-base gdb perl libsodium libsodium-dev libbsd libbsd-dev jansson jansson-dev db db-dev pkgconfig meson ninja git
       - meson setup --reconfigure --buildtype=release build
-      - meson dist -C build --formats xztar,gztar,zip
+      - meson dist -C build --formats xztar,gztar,zip --no-tests
       - mv build/meson-dist/* .
 
   release: