diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c5d0562..a3da853 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set up python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version-file: ".python-version"
 
       - name: Build dist
         run: uv build