diff --git a/cloudbuild/postsubmit.yaml b/cloudbuild/postsubmit.yaml
index fb6d80aa..333833fc 100644
--- a/cloudbuild/postsubmit.yaml
+++ b/cloudbuild/postsubmit.yaml
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 steps:
-  - id: packer_init_external
-    name: "us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gep-kne/packer/packer:1.9.1"
-    args: ["init", "cloudbuild/external.pkr.hcl"]
-    waitFor: ["-"] # run the builds concurrently
-
-  - id: packer_build_external
-    name: "us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gep-kne/packer/packer:1.9.1"
-    args: ["build", "cloudbuild/external.pkr.hcl"]
-    env: [
-      "PKR_VAR_build_id=$BUILD_ID",
-      "PKR_VAR_short_sha=$SHORT_SHA",
-      "PKR_VAR_branch_name=$BRANCH_NAME",
-      "PKR_VAR_zone=${_ZONE}",
-    ]
-    waitFor: [packer_init_external]
+  #- id: packer_init_external
+  #  name: "us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gep-kne/packer/packer:1.9.1"
+  #  args: ["init", "cloudbuild/external.pkr.hcl"]
+  #  waitFor: ["-"] # run the builds concurrently
+  #
+  #- id: packer_build_external
+  #  name: "us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gep-kne/packer/packer:1.9.1"
+  #  args: ["build", "cloudbuild/external.pkr.hcl"]
+  #  env: [
+  #    "PKR_VAR_build_id=$BUILD_ID",
+  #    "PKR_VAR_short_sha=$SHORT_SHA",
+  #    "PKR_VAR_branch_name=$BRANCH_NAME",
+  #    "PKR_VAR_zone=${_ZONE}",
+  #  ]
+  #  waitFor: [packer_init_external]
   
   - id: packer_init_internal
     name: "us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gep-kne/packer/packer:1.9.1"