diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ac1f62fc3..a80c0567a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
           else
             echo "This run will NOT make a release"
           fi
-          echo "do_test_linux=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "do_test_linux=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "do_test_windows=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
   # We run the tests on many OS / Java combinations but also the Compile step because some users build
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ jobs:
           cat gradle.properties
           echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$RELEASE_VERSION"
           .github/scripts/release-snapshot.sh
-          gradle --debug publish
 
       - name: Create release in GitHub and OSSRH
         if: needs.workflow_config.outputs.do_release == 'true'