diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8d23607..f02a263 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-name: Automatic Release Creation
+name: Release
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 10 * * *'
 
 jobs:
   create-metadata:
diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
index f2125f7..fc7056c 100644
--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ How the packages in this repository are published, and what to do when a publish
 
 ## How publishing works
 
-All packages publish exclusively from the [`release.yml`](.github/workflows/release.yml) GitHub Actions workflow, gated by the `release` environment (a required reviewer must approve each deployment). Runs are triggered on a daily schedule or manually via **workflow_dispatch**.
+All packages publish exclusively from the [`release.yml`](.github/workflows/release.yml) GitHub Actions workflow, gated by the `release` environment (a required reviewer must approve each deployment). Releases are triggered deliberately by a maintainer via **workflow_dispatch** (Actions → Release → Run workflow, or `gh workflow run release.yml`) — there is no scheduled/automatic release.
 
 **Authentication is OIDC trusted publishing on both registries — there are no registry tokens.**