diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli.yml b/.github/workflows/cli.yml
index 96d1b3a938..f72b7d8227 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ jobs:
   publish:
     permissions:
       contents: write
-    if: startswith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    # let v3 handle docs
+    # if: startswith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    if: false
     name: publish
     needs: [test-docs]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest