diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index 2c719a2..3dcbc44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -52,18 +52,12 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           release_url: ${{ steps.populate-release.outputs.release_url }}
 
-      - name: Prepare for github package release and clean python packages
-        id: clean-python-packages
-        run: |
-          set -eux
-          rm dist/*.whl
-          rm dist/*.gz
-          
       - name: Finalize Release for github packages
         id: finalize-release-gh-packages
         env:
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NPM_REGISTRY: https://npm.pkg.github.com/
+          TWINE_COMMAND: "echo Skip python file with options "
         uses: jupyter-server/jupyter_releaser/.github/actions/finalize-release@v2
         with:
           token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}