diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9c2b6bad..5903101b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
           node-version: 22
-      - name: Verify Node.js version consistency
-        run: yarn verify-node
       - name: Install dependencies (with Node v22)
         run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-engines
       # make sure the ipfs executable is executable
@@ -67,9 +65,6 @@ jobs:
       # install missing dep for sqlite
       - run: python3 -m ensurepip
       - run: pip install setuptools
-
-      - name: Verify Node.js version consistency
-        run: yarn verify-node
       - name: Install dependencies (with Node v22)
         run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-engines
       # make sure the ipfs executable is executable
@@ -107,8 +102,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
           node-version: 22
-      - name: Verify Node.js version consistency
-        run: yarn verify-node
       - name: Install dependencies (with Node v22) # --network-timeout and --network-concurrency are yarn v1 flags.
         run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile --network-timeout 100000 --network-concurrency 1
       - name: Build React app (with Node v22)
@@ -148,8 +141,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
           node-version: 22
-      - name: Verify Node.js version consistency
-        run: yarn verify-node
       - run: sudo apt install -y apksigner zipalign
 
       # install all dependencies (including devDependencies needed for React build)