diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d0444afee68..76e1b7bdb07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ jobs:
 
   release:
     if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
-    needs: [docs_build, build_test, build_test_ubuntu, smoke-tests]
+    needs: [docs_build, build_test, smoke-tests]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: