diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7665e0c..34deb58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # FIXME FIXME FIXME: this could probably be sparser, but I wanna be on the safe side
       - name: Make sparse changelog (1/3) 
-        run: mv CHANGELOG.md TEMP_CHANGELOG.md
+        run: mv CHANGELOG.md TEMP_CHANGELOG.md && exit 0
 
       - name: Make sparse changelog (2/3)
         uses: heinrichreimer/github-changelog-generator-action@v2.1.1