diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d2bc5a0..98c956e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build-n-publish:
     name: Build and Publish
-    needs: tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment:
       name: pypi