diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3963ad50..41834f27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ env:
 jobs:
   publish-github-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [validate-tag-if-present]
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
     steps:
         - name: Checkout repo