diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index a9ab4e6..6b4fc15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -18,13 +18,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29 #v4.1.6
 
-      # we don't want to release commits that have been pushed and tagged, but not necessarily merged onto main
-      - name: Ensure tagged commit is on main
-        run: |
-          echo "Tag: ${GITHUB_REF##*/}"
-          git fetch origin main
-          git merge-base --is-ancestor ${GITHUB_REF##*/} origin/main && echo "${GITHUB_REF##*/} is a commit on main!"
-
       - name: Check static analysis
         uses: fountainhead/action-wait-for-check@5a908a24814494009c4bb27c242ea38c93c593be #v1.2.0
         id: static-analysis