diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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-name: create release binaries
-
-on:
-  release:
-    types:
-      - published
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  linux:
-    name: create linux binaries
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-      - name: checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: get release version
-        id: release_version
-        run: echo VERSION=${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\/v/} >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: build amd64
-        run: |
-          set -eu
-          bazelisk build //:bazel-remote-linux-amd64
-          bazelisk run --run_under "cp -f " //:bazel-remote-linux-amd64 $(pwd)/bazel-remote-${{ env.VERSION }}-linux-x86_64
-      - name: build arm64
-        run: |
-          set -eu
-          bazelisk build //:bazel-remote-linux-arm64
-          bazelisk run --run_under "cp -f " //:bazel-remote-linux-arm64 $(pwd)/bazel-remote-${{ env.VERSION }}-linux-arm64
-      - name: upload linux binaries
-        id: upload-release-assets-linux
-        uses: xresloader/upload-to-github-release@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          file: bazel-remote-${{ env.VERSION }}-linux-*
-          overwrite: true
-          tags: true
-
-  mac:
-    name: create mac binaries
-    runs-on: macos-11
-    steps:
-      - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: get release version
-        id: release_version
-        run: echo VERSION=${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\/v/} >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: build amd64
-        run: |
-          set -eu
-          bazelisk build //:bazel-remote-darwin-amd64
-          bazelisk run --run_under "cp -f " //:bazel-remote-darwin-amd64 $(pwd)/bazel-remote-${{ env.VERSION }}-darwin-amd64
-      - name: build arm64
-        run: |
-          set -eu
-          bazelisk build //:bazel-remote-darwin-arm64
-          bazelisk run --run_under "cp -f " //:bazel-remote-darwin-arm64 $(pwd)/bazel-remote-${{ env.VERSION }}-darwin-arm64
-      - name: upload darwin binaries
-        id: upload-release-assets-darwin
-        uses: xresloader/upload-to-github-release@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          file: bazel-remote-${{ env.VERSION }}-darwin-*
-          overwrite: true
-          tags: true