diff --git a/.github/new_release.yml b/.github/new_release.yml
index 3877cb6f8a2..be3fd91e8b1 100644
--- a/.github/new_release.yml
+++ b/.github/new_release.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
     newReleaseLabel: 'new release',
     newReleases: ['1.17'],
-    perform: true
+    perform: false
 }
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