diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c753f6f..e7b9f06 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -34,16 +34,6 @@ release:
     # Install Gulp globally
     - npm install --global gulp-cli
     - gulp --version  # Verify Gulp is installed
-    # Set up SSH agent and add private key for pushing to protected branch
-    - 'which ssh-agent || ( apt-get update -y && apt-get install openssh-client -y )'
-    - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-    - chmod 700 ~/.ssh
-    - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_ENCODED" | tr -d '\n' | base64 -di > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
-    - chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
-    - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
-    - ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
-    - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-    - ssh-keyscan gitlab.com >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
   script:
     # Check if VERSION is provided
     - |