diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index b12c42efb..20f703ff0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Release packages
         shell: bash
         env:
+          # skip the git hooks 
+          HUSKY: 0
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_BOT_TOKEN }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_BOT_TOKEN }}
         run: npx nx affected --base=last-release --parallel=1 -t version --trackDeps