diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 2433522163..552c5a5019 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -10,46 +10,46 @@ jobs:
   code-quality:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/code-quality.yaml
 
-  pypi-packaging:
-    name: Build and Publish llm-foundry PyPI Package
-    needs:
-    - code-quality
-    runs-on: linux-ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout source
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-    - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
-      with:
-        python-version: "3.9"
-
-    - name: Build source and wheel distributions
-      run: |
-        if [[ "${{ github.ref }}" =~ refs\/tags\/v ]]; then
-          PYPI_PACKAGE_NAME="llm-foundry"
-        else
-          PYPI_PACKAGE_NAME="llm-foundry-test-$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)"
-        fi
-
-        python -m pip install --upgrade build twine
-        python -m build
-        twine check --strict dist/*
-
-    - name: Publish 📦 to PyPI
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
-      if: contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
-      with:
-        user: __token__
-        password: ${{ secrets.PROD_PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
-
-    - name: Publish distribution 📦 to Test PyPI
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
-      if: contains(github.ref, 'refs/heads/') || contains(github.ref, 'refs/pull/')
-      with:
-        user: __token__
-        password: ${{ secrets.TEST_PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
-        repository_url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
+  # pypi-packaging:
+  #   name: Build and Publish llm-foundry PyPI Package
+  #   needs:
+  #   - code-quality
+  #   runs-on: linux-ubuntu-latest
+  #   steps:
+  #   - name: Checkout source
+  #     uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+  #   - name: Set up Python
+  #     uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+  #     with:
+  #       python-version: "3.9"
+
+  #   - name: Build source and wheel distributions
+  #     run: |
+  #       if [[ "${{ github.ref }}" =~ refs\/tags\/v ]]; then
+  #         PYPI_PACKAGE_NAME="llm-foundry"
+  #       else
+  #         PYPI_PACKAGE_NAME="llm-foundry-test-$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)"
+  #       fi
+
+  #       python -m pip install --upgrade build twine
+  #       python -m build
+  #       twine check --strict dist/*
+
+  #   - name: Publish 📦 to PyPI
+  #     uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+  #     if: contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+  #     with:
+  #       user: __token__
+  #       password: ${{ secrets.PROD_PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
+
+  #   - name: Publish distribution 📦 to Test PyPI
+  #     uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+  #     if: contains(github.ref, 'refs/heads/') || contains(github.ref, 'refs/pull/')
+  #     with:
+  #       user: __token__
+  #       password: ${{ secrets.TEST_PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
+  #       repository_url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
 
   build-docker:
     name: Build llm-foundry Release Docker Image
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ jobs:
         TAG_NAME=$(echo "${BRANCH_NAME}" | sed 's/\//_/g')
         echo "BRANCH_NAME=${BRANCH_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-        echo "DOCKER_TAG=mosaicml/llm-foundry:release_${TAG_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "AWS_DOCKER_TAG=mosaicml/llm-foundry:release_${TAG_NAME}_aws" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "LATEST_TAG=mosaicml/llm-foundry:release-latest" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "AWS_LATEST_TAG=mosaicml/llm-foundry:release_aws-latest" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "DOCKER_TAG=mosaicml/llm-foundry:test_release_${TAG_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "AWS_DOCKER_TAG=mosaicml/llm-foundry:test_release_${TAG_NAME}_aws" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        # echo "LATEST_TAG=mosaicml/llm-foundry:release-latest" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        # echo "AWS_LATEST_TAG=mosaicml/llm-foundry:release_aws-latest" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
 
     - name: Build and push AWS Docker image