diff --git a/.autorc b/.autorc
index c1765209..c4fc1743 100644
--- a/.autorc
+++ b/.autorc
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
 {
+    "onlyPublishWithReleaseLabel": true,
     "baseBranch": "master",
     "author": "DANDI Bot <team@dandiarchive.org>",
     "noVersionPrefix": true,
-    "plugins": [
-        "git-tag",
-        [
-            "exec",
-            {
-                  "afterRelease": "python -m build && twine upload dist/*"
-            }
-        ],
-        "released"
-    ]
+    "plugins": ["git-tag", "released"]
 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9c565864..9d810e14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
-  workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
   AUTO_VERSION: v11.3.6
@@ -104,12 +103,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create release
         run: |
-          echo "@${{ github.actor }} is creating a release triggered by ${{ github.event_name }}"
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = workflow_dispatch ]
-          then opts=
-          else opts=--only-publish-with-release-label
-          fi
-          ~/auto shipit -vv $opts
+          ~/auto shipit -vv
+          python -m build
+          twine upload dist/*
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DANDI_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           TWINE_USERNAME: __token__