diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-release-sonatype.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-release-sonatype.yml
index 937b8d70b0..8f8fd89eee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-release-sonatype.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-release-sonatype.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 jobs:
   release:
-    if: github.event_name == 'release'
+    # Disabling temporarily as it is failing
+    if: false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
     env: