diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c87879340..3598af181 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -222,30 +222,16 @@ jobs:
       "id-token": "write"
       "packages": "write"
 
-  custom-publish-crates:
-    needs:
-      - plan
-      - host
-    if: ${{ !fromJson(needs.plan.outputs.val).announcement_is_prerelease || fromJson(needs.plan.outputs.val).publish_prereleases }}
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/publish-crates.yml
-    with:
-      plan: ${{ needs.plan.outputs.val }}
-    secrets: inherit
-    # publish jobs get escalated permissions
-    permissions:
-      "contents": "read"
-
   # Create a GitHub Release while uploading all files to it
   announce:
     needs:
       - plan
       - host
       - custom-publish-pypi
-      - custom-publish-crates
     # use "always() && ..." to allow us to wait for all publish jobs while
     # still allowing individual publish jobs to skip themselves (for prereleases).
     # "host" however must run to completion, no skipping allowed!
-    if: ${{ always() && needs.host.result == 'success' && (needs.custom-publish-pypi.result == 'skipped' || needs.custom-publish-pypi.result == 'success') && (needs.custom-publish-crates.result == 'skipped' || needs.custom-publish-crates.result == 'success') }}
+    if: ${{ always() && needs.host.result == 'success' && (needs.custom-publish-pypi.result == 'skipped' || needs.custom-publish-pypi.result == 'success') }}
     runs-on: "depot-ubuntu-latest-4"
     permissions:
       "attestations": "write"
diff --git a/dist-workspace.toml b/dist-workspace.toml
index d6191b07a..e3729d636 100644
--- a/dist-workspace.toml
+++ b/dist-workspace.toml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ build-local-artifacts = false
 # Local artifacts jobs to run in CI
 local-artifacts-jobs = ["./build-binaries", "./build-docker"]
 # Publish jobs to run in CI
-publish-jobs = ["./publish-pypi", "./publish-crates"]
+publish-jobs = ["./publish-pypi"]
 # Post-announce jobs to run in CI
 post-announce-jobs = ["./publish-docs"]
 # Custom permissions for GitHub Jobs