diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index ff1aebe..7a596c5 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -33,15 +33,6 @@ jobs:
           target_version="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
           package_version="$(node -p 'require("./package.json").version')"
           test "$package_version" = "$target_version"
-          previous_tag="$(git tag --list 'v*.*.*' --sort=-version:refname | grep -Fxv "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" | head -n 1 || true)"
-          if [[ -n "$previous_tag" ]]; then
-            node -e '
-              const [target, previous] = process.argv.slice(1).map((value) => value.split(/[.+-]/)[0].split(".").map(Number));
-              if (target.length !== 3 || previous.length !== 3 || target.some((n) => !Number.isSafeInteger(n)) || previous.some((n) => !Number.isSafeInteger(n))) process.exit(2);
-              const newer = target[0] > previous[0] || (target[0] === previous[0] && (target[1] > previous[1] || (target[1] === previous[1] && target[2] > previous[2])));
-              if (!newer) { console.error(`release ${process.argv[1]} must be newer than ${process.argv[2]}`); process.exit(1); }
-            ' "$target_version" "${previous_tag#v}"
-          fi
           pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
           pnpm check
           # better-sqlite3 is a native addon; a single Vitest worker avoids a