diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_release.yml b/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
index 5e442aaaf83..a42bbc0ff2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ name: Release
 on:
   release:
     types: [created]
-  pull_request: # So it can run on this PR
 
 permissions: read-all
 
@@ -19,8 +18,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Check out code
       uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
-      with:
-        ref: v21.0.0-rc1 # Explicit checkout to v21.0.0-rc1
 
     - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@0a12ed9d6a96ab950c8f026ed9f722fe0da7ef32 # v5.0.2
@@ -47,4 +44,3 @@ jobs:
       with:
         github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         pattern: "releases/*.{tar.gz,rpm,deb}"
-        release-url: https://uploads.github.com/repos/vitessio/vitess/releases/179932186/assets{?name,label} # Adding this line will update this release directly and not depend on the workflow to ran from a 'release' event