diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index db5538b5c932d5e7a2eb3c2e65f9e86c16f63926..f18a7c4695e0bc507dfd335d73030636c05698a2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -119,5 +119,4 @@ release:
     - export CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE=PTB-M4D
     - export CI_PROJECT_NAME=zema_emc_annotated
     - semantic-release --verbosity=DEBUG publish
-    - poetry publish --no-interaction --build --username $PYPI_USERNAME --password $PYPI_PASSWORD
   environment: production