diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4a3f0e8a19..1d01b71354 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -52,39 +52,21 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
 
-    services:
-      postgres:
-        image: postgres:10
-        env:
-          POSTGRES_DB: test_aiida
-          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ''
-          POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD: trust
-        options: >-
-          --health-cmd pg_isready
-          --health-interval 10s
-          --health-timeout 5s
-          --health-retries 5
-        ports:
-        - 5432:5432
-      rabbitmq:
-        image: rabbitmq:3.8.14-management
-        ports:
-        - 5672:5672
-        - 15672:15672
-
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Install system dependencies
       run: |
         sudo apt update
-        sudo apt install postgresql graphviz
+        sudo apt install graphviz
 
     - name: Install aiida-core
       uses: ./.github/actions/install-aiida-core
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.11'
 
     - name: Run sub-set of test suite
-      run: pytest -sv -k 'requires_rmq'
+      run: pytest -sv -m presto
 
   publish: