diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yaml b/.github/workflows/cd.yaml
index faa4cefe..e310d300 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yaml
@@ -41,41 +41,9 @@ jobs:
               body: '${{github.event.pull_request.user.login}} is not a PUBLISHER. Please see the .github/PUBLISHERS file...'
             })
 
-      - name: Read VERSION into env.RELEASE_VERSION
-        run: echo RELEASE_VERSION=$(cat VERSION) >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Tag Exists?
-        id: tag_check
-        shell: bash -ex {0}
-        run: |
-          GET_API_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/${{github.repository}}/git/ref/tags/${{env.RELEASE_VERSION}}"
-          http_status_code=$(curl -LI $GET_API_URL -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}\n' -s \
-            -H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_TOKEN}")
-          if [ "$http_status_code" -ne "404" ] ; then
-            echo TAG_EXISTS=true >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          else
-            echo TAG_EXISTS=false >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          fi
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Release Already Exists...
-        if: env.TAG_EXISTS == 'true'
-        uses: actions/github-script@0.8.0
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
-          script: |
-            github.issues.createComment({
-              issue_number: context.issue.number,
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-              body: '[Release Already Exists](https://api.github.com/repos/${{github.repository}}/git/ref/tags/${{env.RELEASE_VERSION}}) (`${{env.RELEASE_VERSION}}`)'
-            })
-
       - name: Fail If Conditions Aren't Met...
         if: |
-          env.IS_PUBLISHER != 'true' ||
-          env.TAG_EXISTS != 'false'
+          env.IS_PUBLISHER != 'true'
         run: exit 1
 
   CD:
@@ -155,24 +123,3 @@ jobs:
               repo: context.repo.repo,
               body: '**[Release PR Created](https://github.com/${{github.repository}}/pull/${{ steps.cpr-cd.outputs.pull-request-number }}) (`${{env.RELEASE_VERSION}}`)**'
             })
-
-      - id: changelog
-        name: "Generate release changelog"
-        uses: heinrichreimer/github-changelog-generator-action@v2.3
-        with:
-          unreleasedOnly: true
-          unreleasedLabel: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        continue-on-error: true
-
-      - name: Create GitHub Release
-        id: create_release
-        uses: actions/create-release@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          tag_name: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
-          release_name: Release ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
-          body: ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog }}
-          draft: true
-          prerelease: true