diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8885ff71..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
----
-name: Publish Python Package
-
-on:
-  release:
-    types: [created]
-
-jobs:
-  build-n-publish:
-    name: Build and publish Python 🐍 distributions 📦 to PyPI
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # Specifying a GitHub environment is optional, but strongly encouraged
-    environment: release
-    permissions:
-      # IMPORTANT: this permission is mandatory for trusted publishing
-      id-token: write
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: 3.9
-
-      - name: Install Poetry
-        run: |
-          pipx install poetry
-          poetry self add "poetry-dynamic-versioning[plugin]"
-
-      - name: Build source and wheel archives
-        run: poetry build
-
-      - name: Publish distribution 📦 to PyPI
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
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diff --git a/ontobio/__init__.py b/ontobio/__init__.py
index cfe8112c..99459f05 100644
--- a/ontobio/__init__.py
+++ b/ontobio/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-__version__ = '2.9.3'
+__version__ = '2.9.7'
 
 
 from .ontol_factory import OntologyFactory