diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index fc44659ab..4eda00b1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ name: Publish
 on:
   push:
     tags: ["v*"]
-  workflow_call:
-    inputs:
-      tag:
-        required: true
-        type: string
 
 env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: "3.11"
@@ -24,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
+          ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
@@ -96,12 +91,10 @@ jobs:
           echo "Failed to verify PyPI installation"
           exit 1
         env:
-          TAG: ${{ inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
+          TAG: ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
   github-release:
     name: Create GitHub release
-    # Only on tag push — release-please creates its own release via workflow_call
-    if: github.event_name == 'push'
     needs: verify-pypi
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index c73df4988..fa645246c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -30,20 +30,10 @@ jobs:
           config-file: .release-please-config.json
           manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
 
-  publish:
-    name: Publish
-    needs: release-please
-    if: needs.release-please.outputs.release_created
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write
-      contents: write
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/publish.yaml
-    with:
-      tag: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.tag_name }}
-
   update-citation-date:
     name: Update CITATION.cff date
-    needs: publish
+    needs: release-please
+    if: needs.release-please.outputs.release_created
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Generate token for Release Bot
@@ -72,7 +62,8 @@ jobs:
 
   deploy-docs:
     name: Deploy documentation
-    needs: [release-please, publish]
+    needs: release-please
+    if: needs.release-please.outputs.release_created
     uses: ./.github/workflows/docs.yaml
     with:
       deploy: true