diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e1b806ccf074..000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-name: Create Release
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      version:
-        description: "Version to release"
-        required: true
-        type: string
-      release_type:
-        description: "Type of release (base or main)"
-        required: true
-        type: choice
-        options:
-          - base
-          - main
-
-env:
-  POETRY_VERSION: "1.8.2"
-jobs:
-  release:
-    name: Build Langflow
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      version: ${{ steps.check-version.outputs.version }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install poetry
-        run: pipx install poetry==${{ env.POETRY_VERSION }}
-      - name: Set up Python 3.12
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.12"
-          cache: "poetry"
-      - name: Build project for distribution
-        run: |
-          if [ "${{ inputs.release_type }}" == "base" ]; then
-          make build base=true
-          else
-          make build main=true
-          fi
-      - name: Upload Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: dist${{ inputs.release_type }}
-          path: ${{ inputs.release_type == 'base' && 'src/backend/base/dist' || 'dist' }}
-  create_release:
-    name: Create Release Job
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: release
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: dist${{ inputs.release_type }}
-          path: dist
-      - name: Create Release Notes
-        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
-        with:
-          artifacts: "dist/*"
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          draft: false
-          generateReleaseNotes: true
-          prerelease: true
-          tag: v${{ inputs.version }}
-          commit: dev
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e9bc679476fb..61a3e2dee79c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check Version
         id: check-version
         run: |
-          version=$(uv tree | grep 'langflow-base' | awk '{print $3}')
+          version=$(uv tree | grep 'langflow-base' | awk '{print $3}' | sed 's/^v//')
           last_released_version=$(curl -s "https://pypi.org/pypi/langflow-base/json" | jq -r '.releases | keys | .[]' | sort -V | tail -n 1)
           if [ "$version" = "$last_released_version" ]; then
             echo "Version $version is already released. Skipping release."