diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-releases.yml b/.github/workflows/create-releases.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 776187bc..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/create-releases.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-name: Create releases
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 5 * * *' # every day at 5am UTC
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-
-jobs:
-  release:
-    name: release
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.repository == 'OneBusAway/ruby-sdk'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - uses: stainless-api/trigger-release-please@v1
-        id: release
-        with:
-          repo: ${{ github.event.repository.full_name }}
-          stainless-api-key: ${{ secrets.STAINLESS_API_KEY }}
-
-      - name: Update RubyDocs
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
-        run: |
-          curl -i -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d '{"repository":{"url":"https://github.com/OneBusAway/ruby-sdk"}}' https://www.rubydoc.info/checkout
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-gem.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-gem.yml
index 9bc44b01..68104592 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-gem.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-gem.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-# workflow for re-running publishing to rubygems.org in case it fails for some reason
-# you can run this workflow by navigating to https://www.github.com/OneBusAway/python-sdk/actions/workflows/publish-gem.yml
+# This workflow is triggered when a GitHub release is created.
+# It can also be run manually to re-publish to rubygems.org in case it failed for some reason.
+# You can run this workflow by navigating to https://www.github.com/OneBusAway/python-sdk/actions/workflows/publish-gem.yml
 name: Publish Gem
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
 jobs:
   publish:
     name: publish
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-doctor.yml b/.github/workflows/release-doctor.yml
index 0b399e09..054e6662 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-doctor.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-doctor.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,5 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           bash ./bin/check-release-environment
         env:
-          STAINLESS_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.STAINLESS_API_KEY }}
           RUBYGEMS_HOST: ${{ secrets.ONEBUSAWAY_SDK_RUBYGEMS_HOST || secrets.RUBYGEMS_HOST }}
           GEM_HOST_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ONEBUSAWAY_SDK_GEM_HOST_API_KEY || secrets.GEM_HOST_API_KEY }}
diff --git a/bin/check-release-environment b/bin/check-release-environment
index 3594ba6a..b4ea958d 100644
--- a/bin/check-release-environment
+++ b/bin/check-release-environment
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 
 errors=()
 
-if [ -z "${STAINLESS_API_KEY}" ]; then
-  errors+=("The STAINLESS_API_KEY secret has not been set. Please contact Stainless for an API key & set it in your organization secrets on GitHub.")
-fi
-
 if [ -z "${GEM_HOST_API_KEY}" ]; then
   errors+=("The ONEBUSAWAY_SDK_GEM_HOST_API_KEY secret has not been set. Please set it in either this repository's secrets or your organization secrets")
 fi