diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index a715cce..9af64d3 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ if ((changes == 0)); then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-just update-dependencies
-
 just check
 
 sed -i "0,/^version/{s/^version.*$/version = \"${new_version}\"/}" Cargo.toml