diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 01da3c7728ec5..c2500aee2ec7d 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ done
 # Check dependencies.
 dependencies gh jq sort
 
-# Authenticate gh CLI
-gh_auth
-
 if [[ -z $increment ]]; then
 	# Default to patch versions.
 	increment="patch"