diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index 41d7430..26f35dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: "startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')"
     needs: [linux, windows, macos, sdist]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4