diff --git a/release/pkg/generate_spec.go b/release/pkg/generate_spec.go
index fd851de04..a3c3b0ce7 100644
--- a/release/pkg/generate_spec.go
+++ b/release/pkg/generate_spec.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ecrpublic"