diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 030b0f3a4..cf4cd591d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -71,15 +71,12 @@ jobs:
           path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
 
   release:
-    if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' }}
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: release
     permissions:
-      contents: write # to be able to publish a GitHub release
-      issues: write # to be able to comment on released issues
-      pull-requests: write # to be able to comment on released pull requests
-      id-token: write # to enable use of OIDC for npm provenance
+      contents: write # grants permission to create a release on github
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -93,21 +90,22 @@ jobs:
           merge-multiple: true
           pattern: wheels-*
 
-      - name: Github release
-        uses: codfish/semantic-release-action@v3
-        id: semantic
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: PyPI release
-        if: steps.semantic.outputs.new-release-published == 'true'
+      - name: Release PyPI
         run: |
           export UV_PUBLISH_PASSWORD="${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}"
           export UV_PUBLISH_USERNAME="__token__"
           uv publish --publish-url https://upload.pypi.org/legacy/
 
+      - name: Github release
+        id: github-release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          files: dist/*
+          fail_on_unmatched_files: true
+          generate_release_notes: true
+
       - uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v2.0.0
-        if: always() && steps.semantic.outputs.new-release-published == 'true'
+        if: always()
         with:
           method: chat.postMessage
           token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}