diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a0a6ed7b..1c04cd72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   rl-scanner:
-    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.merged && startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'release/'))
+    if: false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ jobs:
 
   release:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/java-release.yml
-    needs: rl-scanner
     with:
       java-version: 8.0.402-zulu
     secrets: