diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1ed31e5..5232c20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,5 @@ jobs:
           title: "Release: $VERSION"
           commit: "release: Release $VERSION"
           createGithubReleases: false # this is handled inside ci:publish script
-          setupGitUser: false # this is handled inside ci:publish script
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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