diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 2596e6b..60b5c58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
     tags:
       - v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+
 jobs:
-  test:
+  setup:
     runs-on: ["ubuntu-latest"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@ jobs:
       - run: go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@latest
       - uses: bufbuild/buf-setup-action@v0.6.0
       - run: make install  
-      - name: run tests
-        run: make test
   release:
     runs-on: ["ubuntu-latest"]
-    needs: test
+    needs: setup
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: bufbuild/buf-setup-action@v0.6.0