diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 29608fd..82dcd59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -82,14 +82,6 @@ jobs:
             --title "Synthpunk ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}" \
             --notes-file /tmp/release-notes.md
 
-      - name: Create and push tag
-        if: steps.tag-check.outputs.is_release == 'true'
-        run: |
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git tag "${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}"
-          git push origin "${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}"
-
   build-artifacts:
     name: Build and upload release artifacts
     needs: tag-and-release