diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 31c626ce..49b4da37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ jobs:
           pnpm --filter @stats-organization/github-readme-stats-core pack --dry-run
 
       - name: Publish core package to npm
-        run: pnpm --filter @stats-organization/github-readme-stats-core publish --provenance --access public
+        run: pnpm --filter @stats-organization/github-readme-stats-core publish --provenance --access public --no-git-checks
diff --git a/pnpm-workspace.yaml b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
index 7eac6ba7..7a6da682 100644
--- a/pnpm-workspace.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
@@ -13,5 +13,3 @@ onlyBuiltDependencies:
   - "@swc/core"
   - esbuild
   - unrs-resolver
-
-publishBranch: release