diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0c83ffe6..4c2f6cc9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,45 +1,24 @@
 name: Release
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  push:
     branches:
-      - "master"
       - "ci"
-      - "[0-9]+.[0-9x]+*"
-    paths:
-      - "immutables/_version.py"
 
 jobs:
   validate-release-request:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - name: Validate release PR
-      uses: edgedb/action-release/validate-pr@master
-      id: checkver
-      with:
-        github_token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        version_file: immutables/_version.py
-        require_team: Release Managers
-        require_approval: no
-        version_line_pattern: |
-          __version__\s*=\s*(?:['"])([[:PEP440:]])(?:['"])
-
-    - name: Stop if not approved
-      if: steps.checkver.outputs.approved != 'true'
-      run: |
-        echo ::error::PR is not approved yet.
-        exit 1
-
     - name: Store release version for later use
       env:
-        VERSION: ${{ steps.checkver.outputs.version }}
+        VERSION: 0.20
       run: |
         mkdir -p dist/
         echo "${VERSION}" > dist/VERSION
 
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
-        name: dist
+        name: dist-version
         path: dist/
 
   build-sdist:
@@ -52,16 +31,16 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 50
         submodules: true
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
 
     - name: Build source distribution
       run: |
         python -m pip install -U setuptools wheel pip
         python setup.py sdist
 
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
-        name: dist
+        name: dist-sdist
         path: dist/*.tar.*
 
   build-wheels-matrix:
@@ -71,10 +50,10 @@ jobs:
       include: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.include }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.x"
-      - run: pip install cibuildwheel==2.15.0
+      - run: pip install cibuildwheel==2.21.3
       - id: set-matrix
         run: |
           MATRIX_INCLUDE=$(
@@ -112,67 +91,15 @@ jobs:
       if: runner.os == 'Linux'
       uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
 
-    - uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@39a63b5912f086dd459cf6fcb13dcdd3fe3bc24d  # v2.15.0
+    - uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@7940a4c0e76eb2030e473a5f864f291f63ee879b  # v2.21.3
       with:
         only: ${{ matrix.only }}
       env:
         CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY: 1
         CIBW_ENVIRONMENT: "IMMU_SKIP_MYPY_TESTS=1"
 
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
-        name: dist
+        name: dist-${{ matrix.only }}
         path: wheelhouse/*.whl
 
-  publish:
-    needs: [build-sdist, build-wheels]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 5
-        submodules: false
-
-    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-      with:
-        name: dist
-        path: dist/
-
-    - name: Extract Release Version
-      id: relver
-      run: |
-        set -e
-        echo ::set-output name=version::$(cat dist/VERSION)
-        rm dist/VERSION
-
-    - name: Merge and tag the PR
-      uses: edgedb/action-release/merge@master
-      with:
-        github_token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        ssh_key: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_BOT_SSH_KEY }}
-        gpg_key: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_BOT_GPG_KEY }}
-        gpg_key_id: "5C468778062D87BF!"
-        tag_name: v${{ steps.relver.outputs.version }}
-
-    - name: Publish Github Release
-      uses: elprans/gh-action-create-release@master
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      with:
-        tag_name: v${{ steps.relver.outputs.version }}
-        release_name: v${{ steps.relver.outputs.version }}
-        target: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
-        body: ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}
-        draft: false
-
-    - run: |
-        ls -al dist/
-
-    - name: Upload to PyPI
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
-      with:
-        user: __token__
-        password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
-        # password: ${{ secrets.TEST_PYPI_TOKEN }}
-        # repository_url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/