diff --git a/bin/release.sh b/bin/release.sh
index 59996cbf..0df1f963 100755
--- a/bin/release.sh
+++ b/bin/release.sh
@@ -327,8 +327,6 @@ publish_artifacts() {
     else
         if [[ -n "${pypi_token}" ]]; then
             UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN="${pypi_token}" uv publish --username=__token__ dist/*
-        elif [[ -n "${GITHUB_ACTIONS:-}" ]]; then
-            uv publish --trusted-publishing always dist/*
         else
             echo "Missing PyPI credentials: set UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN or PYPI_TOKEN" >&2
             return 1