diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 3279f40..87f9564 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 # Usage:
 #   scripts/release.sh 6.1.1                 # bump to 6.1.1
 #   scripts/release.sh 6.1.1 --push          # also git push + tag push
-#   scripts/release.sh 6.2.0 --push --gh     # also create GitHub release
 #
 # What it does:
 #   1. Updates version in root package.json
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@
 #   3. Updates versionName + bumps versionCode in Android build.gradle
 #   4. Commits the version bump
 #   5. (optional) git push + push the new tag
-#   6. (optional) create a GitHub release via gh CLI
 #
 # It does NOT:
 #   - Build the Docker image (run `docker compose build`/`up -d` yourself
@@ -22,25 +20,24 @@
 #     (.forgejo/workflows/android-apk.yml): any branch push builds a signed
 #     APK as a 30-day workflow artifact, and a v* tag push additionally
 #     attaches it to a Forgejo release, which is what Obtainium tracks for
-#     updates. So --push is normally all you need; --gh is a leftover from
-#     the GitHub era and is not how releases are published here.
+#     updates. So --push is all you need to ship a build.
+#   - Publish the release itself. CI does that on the tag push; there is no
+#     manual publish step to run.
 # ============================================================
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
 VERSION="${1:-}"
 PUSH=false
-DO_RELEASE=false
 for arg in "${@:2}"; do
   case "$arg" in
     --push) PUSH=true ;;
-    --gh)   DO_RELEASE=true ;;
   esac
 done
 
 if [[ -z "$VERSION" ]]; then
-  echo "usage: $0 <version>  [--push]  [--gh]"
-  echo "       example: $0 6.1.1 --push --gh"
+  echo "usage: $0 <version>  [--push]"
+  echo "       example: $0 6.1.1 --push"
   exit 1
 fi
 if ! [[ "$VERSION" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
@@ -114,25 +111,4 @@ if $PUSH; then
   echo "    pushed to $REMOTE"
 fi
 
-if $DO_RELEASE; then
-  if ! command -v gh >/dev/null; then
-    echo "WARN: gh CLI not installed, skipping GitHub release creation" >&2
-  else
-    APK="mobile/android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release.apk"
-    if [[ -f "$APK" ]]; then
-      gh release create "v${VERSION}" "$APK" \
-        --title "PedScribe ${VERSION}" \
-        --notes "Release ${VERSION}" \
-        --latest
-      echo "    created GitHub release with APK"
-    else
-      gh release create "v${VERSION}" \
-        --title "PedScribe ${VERSION}" \
-        --notes "Release ${VERSION}" \
-        --latest
-      echo "    created GitHub release (no APK attached — run gradle first then gh release upload)"
-    fi
-  fi
-fi
-
 echo "==> Done. v$VERSION."