diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 559810d9..a7882a29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,52 +6,23 @@ on:
       - '*'
 
 jobs:
-  docs:
+  release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Python 3.6
+      - name: Set up Python 3.8
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: 3.6
-      - name: Build documentation
+          python-version: 3.8
+      - name: Build distribution
         run: |
           # set version from '${{ github.ref_name }}'
           export RELEASE_VERSION=${{ github.ref_name }}
-          pip install sphinx==1.2.2 'docutils<0.14' numpy cython
-          pip install -e .  # build imports biom so install needs to exist
-          make -C doc html
-      - name: Update docs
-        run: |
-          # https://stackoverflow.com/a/58393457/19741
-          git config --global user.name 'Github actions'
-          git config --global user.email 'wasade@users.noreply.github.com'
-          mkdir _temp_html
-          cp -r doc/_build/html/* _temp_html/
-          git checkout gh-pages
-          rsync -avp _temp_html/* .
-          rm -fr _temp_html
-          git add .
-          git commit -am "Automated build on release"
-          git push
-
-          #release:
-          #  runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-          #  steps:
-          #    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-          #    - name: Set up Python 3.8
-          #      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-          #      with:
-          #        python-version: 3.8
-          #    - name: Build distribution
-          #      run: |
-          #        # set version from '${{ github.ref_name }}'
-          #        export RELEASE_VERSION=${{ github.ref_name }}
-          #        pip install numpy cython
-          #        python setup.py sdist
-          #    - name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI
-          #      if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
-          #      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
-          #      with:
-          #        user: __token__
-          #        password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
+          pip install numpy cython
+          python setup.py sdist
+      - name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
+          uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with:
+          user: __token__
+          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}