diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index 9f37c1a406..cf39a8863b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           publishPAT: ${{ secrets.BALLERINA_BOT_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           ./gradlew clean release -Prelease.useAutomaticVersion=true
-          ./gradlew -Pversion=${VERSION} publish -x test -PpublishToCentral=true
+          ./gradlew -Pversion=${VERSION} publish -x test
       - name: GitHub Release and Release Sync PR
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BALLERINA_BOT_TOKEN }}