diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-release.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-release.yml
index c84edf4..ba3cf86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-release.yml
@@ -672,17 +672,6 @@ jobs:
             echo EOF
           } >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: Update CITATION.cff version
-        run: |
-          VERSION="${{ needs.determine-version.outputs.new_version }}"
-          sed -i "s/^version: .*/version: ${VERSION}/" CITATION.cff
-          sed -i "s/^date-released: .*/date-released: \"$(date +%Y-%m-%d)\"/" CITATION.cff
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git add CITATION.cff
-          git commit -m "Update CITATION.cff to v${VERSION}" || true
-          git push || true
-
       - name: Create GitHub Release
         uses: actions/create-release@v1
         env: