diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3dba73fd..8e3b43bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 name: CD
 on:
-  workflow_run:
-    workflows:
-      - CI
-    branches: [main, beta]
-    types:
-      - completed
   schedule:
     - cron: 0 1 * * * # every night at 1am on dev
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -18,14 +12,12 @@ env:
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
   WIN_CSC_LINK: ${{ github.workspace }}/certwin.p12
   CSC_LINK: ${{ github.workspace }}/certmac.p12
-  GITHUB_REF_OVERRIDE: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' && format('refs/heads/{0}', github.event.workflow_run.head_branch) || github.ref }}
 
 jobs:
   compile:
     name: Compile
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: "${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
-      || ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule'}}
+    if: "${{ github.event_name == 'schedule'}}
       || (${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }} && contains('refs/heads/main,refs/heads/beta,refs/heads/dev', github.ref))"
     outputs:
       current-version: ${{ steps.compile.outputs.current-version }}
@@ -35,7 +27,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_REF_OVERRIDE }}
       - name: Decode certificates
         env:
           WIN_CSC_LINK_RAW: ${{ secrets.WIN_CSC_LINK }}
@@ -89,7 +80,6 @@ jobs:
           export PATH="$(pwd)/.github/bin/:$PATH"
           # override because of "env-ci" used by semantic-release
           # GITHUB_REF should not be default branch when "workflow_run" event is triggered
-          export GITHUB_REF=$GITHUB_REF_OVERRIDE
           echo "current-version=$(node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').version)")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           yarn semantic-release
           echo "next-version=$(node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').version)")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -144,7 +134,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_REF_OVERRIDE }}
       - name: Setup Node
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node
       - name: Yarn install
@@ -189,7 +178,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_REF_OVERRIDE }}
       - name: Download all dist form build jobs
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
         with:
@@ -216,5 +204,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Semantic Release
         run: |
           export PATH="$(pwd)/.github/bin/:$PATH"
-          export GITHUB_REF=$GITHUB_REF_OVERRIDE
           yarn semantic-release