diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0f1c3419..59fcb183 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -46,21 +46,8 @@ jobs:
           name: chrome
           path: ./dist/chrome
 
-  release:
-    needs: build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Download artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: chrome
-          path: ./dist/chrome
-
       - name: Zip artifact
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ github.ref_name }}
         run: |
@@ -68,6 +55,7 @@ jobs:
           zip -r ../BrowserDeveloperExtension-Chrome-$VERSION.zip .
 
       - name: Create Release and Upload Asset
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           files: ./dist/BrowserDeveloperExtension-Chrome-*.zip