diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ee751c85..2836c59e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -80,13 +80,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: Release
     permissions:
-      pull-requests: write
+      contents: write
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout source for publish
       uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
       with:
-        ref: dev
         persist-credentials: false
 
     - name: Publish preflight check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag_release.yml b/.github/workflows/tag_release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index a209e704..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/tag_release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2026 Google LLC
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-name: Tag Release
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-    paths:
-      - 'firebase.go'
-
-jobs:
-  tag_release:
-    if: startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, '[chore] Release ')
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: Release
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
-
-    - name: Publish preflight check
-      id: preflight
-      run: ./.github/scripts/publish_preflight_check.sh
-
-    - name: Create release tag
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        RELEASE_VER: ${{ steps.preflight.outputs.version }}
-        RELEASE_NOTES: ${{ steps.preflight.outputs.changelog }}
-      run: gh release create "$RELEASE_VER" \
-            --title "Firebase Admin Go SDK $RELEASE_VER" \
-            --notes "$RELEASE_NOTES" \
-            --target "master"