diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-release.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-release.yml
index f34b831c4d6..3d2f947a410 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-release.yml
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ jobs:
           $CROSS_BUILDER_IMAGE
 
       - name: goreleaser snapshot
-        env:
-          CI: ${{ env.CI }}
+        # env:
+        #   CI: ${{ env.CI }}
         run: |
           docker run --rm --privileged \
           -e PROJECT_ID=honk-fake-project \