diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 34deb58..3a8a95a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -42,11 +42,7 @@ jobs:
         id: get_prev_version
         run: echo "version=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags "$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags)~") >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-      # 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 && exit 0
-
-      - name: Make sparse changelog (2/3)
+      - name: Make sparse changelog (1/2)
         uses: heinrichreimer/github-changelog-generator-action@v2.1.1
         with:
           token: '${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}'
@@ -58,10 +54,9 @@ jobs:
           addSections: >-
             {"documentation":{"prefix":"**Documentation:**","labels":["documentation"]}}
       
-      - name: Make sparse changelog (3/3)
+      - name: Make sparse changelog (2/2)
         run: |
           mv CHANGELOG.md SPARSE_CHANGELOG.md
-          mv TEMP_CHANGELOG.md CHANGELOG.md
 
       - name: Make full changelog
         uses: heinrichreimer/github-changelog-generator-action@v2.1.1