diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 8d20ebed..191cb07f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ jobs:
           FOLDERS_JSON=$(find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -name "thousandeyes-sdk-*" | cut -c 3- | jq -R -s -c 'split("\n")[:-1]')
           echo "packages=$FOLDERS_JSON" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
   deployment:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
     needs: set-package-matrix
     strategy:
       matrix: