diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 10adf31e..40236813 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -161,23 +161,3 @@ jobs:
             ./geode-${{ steps.ref.outputs.hash }}-win.zip
             ./geode-installer-${{ steps.ref.outputs.hash }}-mac.pkg
             ./geode-installer-${{ steps.ref.outputs.hash }}-win.exe
-
-      - name: Create Draft Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        if: ${{ inputs.draft }}
-        with:
-          tag_name: v${{ steps.ref.outputs.version }}
-          name: Geode v${{ steps.ref.outputs.version }}
-          body: |
-            TODO before publishing:
-             - mark if pre-release
-             - add changelog
-             - remove this
-          draft: true
-          files: |
-            ./geode-${{ steps.ref.outputs.version }}-mac.zip
-            ./geode-${{ steps.ref.outputs.version }}-win.zip
-            ./geode-installer-${{ steps.ref.outputs.version }}-mac.pkg
-            ./geode-installer-${{ steps.ref.outputs.version }}-win.exe