diff --git a/.github/workflows/apps.release.yaml b/.github/workflows/apps.release.yaml
index 9ba888af06d..fbc3121179a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/apps.release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/apps.release.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ on:
 jobs:
   catalog-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: pre-release
     container:
       image: ixsystems/catalog_validation:latest
     steps:
@@ -128,7 +127,6 @@ jobs:
           git push
 
   helm-release:
-    needs: pre-release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Block concurrent jobs