diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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----
-name: Release
-
-on:
-    pull_request:
-        branches:
-            - release/**
-    release:
-
-jobs:
-
-    test-build:
-
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-        steps:
-
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-            - name: Set up Python 3.10
-              uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-              with:
-                  python-version: '3.10'
-
-            - name: Install pypa/build
-              run: python -m pip install build
-
-            - name: Build a  binary wheel for the aiidalab_qe module
-              run: >-
-                  python -m
-                  build
-                  --sdist
-                  --wheel
-                  --outdir dist/
-
-            - name: Upload distribution artifact
-              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-              with:
-                  name: release
-                  path: dist/