diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-release.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-release.yml
index 0d787a6bae..f02b70d78a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-release.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
   # If this was a workflow dispatch event, we need to generate and push a tag
   # for goreleaser to grab
   version_bump:
-    needs: [lint, markdown-linter, test]
+    # needs: [lint, markdown-linter, test]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions: "write-all"
     steps: