diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b1a28e1ee..9fd9c9a3d 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ jobs:
       - run: ./docker/build/build-docker-gamma.sh
       - run: ./.circleci/release-gamma-to-ecr.sh
 
-  release:
+  release-gamma:
     machine:
       image: ubuntu-1604:201903-01
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - run: ./.circleci/release.sh
+      - run: ./.circleci/release-gamma.sh
 
   node_e2e:
     machine:
@@ -227,9 +227,8 @@ workflows:
           filters:
             tags:
               only: /^v.*/
-      - release:
+      - release-gamma:
           requires:
-            - node_e2e
             - gamma_e2e
           filters:
             tags:
diff --git a/.circleci/release.sh b/.circleci/release-gamma.sh
similarity index 70%
rename from .circleci/release.sh
rename to .circleci/release-gamma.sh
index 993acc10b..3751469d6 100755
--- a/.circleci/release.sh
+++ b/.circleci/release-gamma.sh
@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ fi
 $(aws ecr get-login --no-include-email --region us-west-2)
 docker login -u $DOCKER_HUB_LOGIN -p $DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD
 
-docker pull $NODE_DOCKER_IMAGE:$(./docker/hash.sh)
-
-docker tag $NODE_DOCKER_IMAGE:$(./docker/hash.sh) orbsnetwork/node:$VERSION
-docker push orbsnetwork/node:$VERSION
+# we are only releasing gamma
+# node releases are manual
 
 docker pull $GAMMA_DOCKER_IMAGE:$(./docker/hash.sh)