diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3386cbf6..e4f05ff2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
-          repository: phylum-dev/phylum-ci
           # `python-semantic-release` needs full history to properly determine the next release version
           fetch-depth: 0
           # `python-semantic-release` needs this personal access token (PAT) in order to push to a protected branch.