diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 9817ce99..5ebfabcc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -187,10 +187,6 @@ jobs:
     needs: [lint, test]
     if: ${{ startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags/v') || startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags/test') }}
     steps:
-      - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@128a63446a954579617e875aaab7d2978154e969 # v2.4.0
-        with:
-          egress-policy: audit
       - uses: actions/checkout@8e5e7e5ab8b370d6c329ec480221332ada57f0ab # v3.5.2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0