diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
index 24f68b7..157e7b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -38,54 +38,6 @@ jobs:
           name: release-dists
           path: dist/
 
-  release-build-zipapp-312:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    needs:
-      - release-build
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.12"
-
-      - name: Build release distributions
-        run: |
-          # NOTE: put your own distribution build steps here.
-          python -m pip install shiv
-          shiv -e "blackwall.main:main" -o ./dist/blackwall_py312.pyz blackwall
-      - name: Upload distributions
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: release-dists
-          path: dist/
-
-  release-build-zipapp-313:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    needs:
-      - release-build
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.13"
-
-      - name: Build release distributions
-        run: |
-          # NOTE: put your own distribution build steps here.
-          python -m pip install shiv
-          shiv -e "blackwall.main:main" -o ./dist/blackwall_py313.pyz blackwall
-      - name: Upload distributions
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: release-dists
-          path: dist/
-
   github-release:
       #github release requires write access, unlike the other steps
       permissions:
@@ -94,8 +46,6 @@ jobs:
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
       needs:
         - release-build
-        - release-build-zipapp-312
-        - release-build-zipapp-313
 
       env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
@@ -117,8 +67,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
       - release-build
-      - release-build-zipapp-312
-      - release-build-zipapp-313
 
     permissions:
       # IMPORTANT: this permission is mandatory for trusted publishing