diff --git a/packages/build/src/run-draft.spec.ts b/packages/build/src/run-draft.spec.ts
index fb8a24dd7b..9d9a213652 100644
--- a/packages/build/src/run-draft.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/build/src/run-draft.spec.ts
@@ -68,15 +68,17 @@ describe('draft', () => {
       });
 
       it('asks the notary service to sign files', () => {
-        expect(notarizeArtifact).to.have.been.callCount(ALL_BUILD_VARIANTS.length);
+        // expect(notarizeArtifact).to.have.been.callCount(ALL_BUILD_VARIANTS.length);
       });
 
       it('uploads artifacts to download center', () => {
-        expect(uploadArtifactToDownloadCenter).to.have.been.callCount(ALL_BUILD_VARIANTS.length * 2);
+        expect(uploadArtifactToDownloadCenter).to.have.been.callCount(ALL_BUILD_VARIANTS.length);
+        // expect(uploadArtifactToDownloadCenter).to.have.been.callCount(ALL_BUILD_VARIANTS.length * 2);
       });
 
       it('uploads the artifacts to the github release', () => {
-        expect(uploadReleaseAsset).to.have.been.callCount(ALL_BUILD_VARIANTS.length * 2);
+        expect(uploadReleaseAsset).to.have.been.callCount(ALL_BUILD_VARIANTS.length);
+        // expect(uploadReleaseAsset).to.have.been.callCount(ALL_BUILD_VARIANTS.length * 2);
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/build/src/run-draft.ts b/packages/build/src/run-draft.ts
index 15a339f267..dcb731828e 100644
--- a/packages/build/src/run-draft.ts
+++ b/packages/build/src/run-draft.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ export async function runDraft(
       tmpDir
     );
 
+    /*
+    // pending https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/BUILD-14385
     await notarizeArtifact(
       tarballFile.path,
       {
@@ -53,10 +55,12 @@ export async function runDraft(
       }
     );
     const signatureFile = tarballFile.path + '.sig';
+    */
+    void notarizeArtifact;
 
     await Promise.all([
       [ downloadedArtifact, tarballFile.contentType ],
-      [ signatureFile, 'application/pgp-signature' ]
+      // [ signatureFile, 'application/pgp-signature' ]
     ].flatMap(([ path, contentType ]) => [
       uploadToDownloadCenter(
         path,