diff --git a/release b/release
index df7a542..1bc9967 100755
--- a/release
+++ b/release
@@ -2,18 +2,9 @@
 
 # install build tools
 pip install build
-pip install twine
-pip install hatch
-
-
-# increment version in pyproject.toml
-hatch version micro
-git add pycountry_wrapper/__about__.py
-git commit -m "bump version"
-git push
 
 # build package
-python3 -m build --wheel
+python3 -m build
 
 # upload to pypi
 python3 -m twine upload dist/*