diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build_release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build_release.yaml
index 0a487d7..342c59e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build_release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build_release.yaml
@@ -44,16 +44,6 @@ jobs:
           architecture: "x64"
       - name: Install PlatformIO
         run: python3 -m pip install platformio==6.1.18
-      - name: Validate version and required files
-        env:
-          TAG_NAME: ${{ gitea.ref_name }}
-        run: |
-          VERSION="${TAG_NAME#v}"
-          echo "$VERSION" | grep -qE '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+[0-9A-Za-z._-]*$'
-          BASE_VERSION=$(echo "$VERSION" | sed -E 's/^([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+).*/\1/')
-          grep -qE "^## (v)?${BASE_VERSION}[[:space:]]" CHANGELOG.md
-          test -s LICENSE
-          test -s THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md
       - name: Static analysis
         run: python3 -m platformio check --environment "${{ matrix.environment }}"
       - name: Build firmware