diff --git a/.github/workflows/[M] build and test, compute coverage, release.yml b/.github/workflows/[M] build and test, compute coverage, release.yml
index 2d833e370..9429cc570 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/[M] build and test, compute coverage, release.yml	
+++ b/.github/workflows/[M] build and test, compute coverage, release.yml	
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ jobs:
        
   release:
     name: Release
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(env.MANUAL_RELEASE_ENABLED) }}
 #    needs: [build-and-test-with-Java-8-and-later]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -80,7 +81,6 @@ jobs:
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
           server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
       - name: Publish to the Maven Central repository
-        if: ${{ fromJSON(env.MANUAL_RELEASE_ENABLED) }}
         run: |
           export GPG_TTY=$(tty)
           echo "${{ secrets.gpg_private_key }}" | gpg --batch --import