diff --git a/.github/workflows/version-and-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/version-and-publish.yml
index 8462ef0..1a829b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version-and-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version-and-publish.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 name: Validate and Publish
 
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
     types: [closed]
     branches:
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || (github.event.pull_request.merged == true && startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release/v'))
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true && startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release/v')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       version: ${{ steps.extract-version.outputs.version }}
@@ -25,13 +24,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Extract and validate version
         id: extract-version
         run: |
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
-            VERSION="v$(jq -r '.gemVersion' turnkey_client_inputs/config.json)"
-            echo "Read version from config.json: $VERSION"
-          else
-            VERSION="${GITHUB_HEAD_REF#release/}"
-            echo "Extracted version from branch: $VERSION"
-          fi
+          VERSION="${GITHUB_HEAD_REF#release/}"
+          echo "Extracted version from branch: $VERSION"
           if [[ ! "$VERSION" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
             echo "::error::Version does not match expected format vX.X.X (got: $VERSION)"
             exit 1