diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6a09c70d..4f4efe1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ jobs:
       - lint
       - typecheck
       - test
-      - cli-smoke
       - fmodata-e2e
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions: