diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_publish.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_publish.yml
index 389af35..7f93ef0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_publish.yml
@@ -81,64 +81,65 @@ jobs:
             cq_version=2.1
             compile_cores=2
 
-  upload_workflow_output_files_to_release:
-    needs: build_and_push_docker_images
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    name: 'create_files'
-
-    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/fusion-energy/fusion-neutronics-workflow
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      # the examples also appear on the docker image but they are in the
-      # /examples subfolder so there is no overlap with these examples
-      - name: run example_01_single_volume_cell_tally
-        run: |
-          cd example_01_single_volume_cell_tally
-          python 1_create_cad_and_convert_to_dagmc.py
-          python 2_run_neutronics_simulation.py
+  # TODO fix error when uploading files to a release
+  # upload_workflow_output_files_to_release:
+  #   needs: build_and_push_docker_images
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+  #   name: 'create_files'
+
+  #   container:
+  #     image: ghcr.io/fusion-energy/fusion-neutronics-workflow
+
+  #   steps:
+  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+  #     # the examples also appear on the docker image but they are in the
+  #     # /examples subfolder so there is no overlap with these examples
+  #     - name: run example_01_single_volume_cell_tally
+  #       run: |
+  #         cd example_01_single_volume_cell_tally
+  #         python 1_create_cad_and_convert_to_dagmc.py
+  #         python 2_run_neutronics_simulation.py
         
-      - name: run example_02_multi_volume_cell_tally
-        run: |
-          cd example_02_multi_volume_cell_tally
-          python 1_create_cad_and_convert_to_dagmc.py
-          python 2_run_neutronics_simulation.py      
+  #     - name: run example_02_multi_volume_cell_tally
+  #       run: |
+  #         cd example_02_multi_volume_cell_tally
+  #         python 1_create_cad_and_convert_to_dagmc.py
+  #         python 2_run_neutronics_simulation.py      
  
-      - name: run example_04_multi_volume_regular_mesh_tally
-        run: |
-          cd example_04_multi_volume_regular_mesh_tally
-          python 1_create_cad_and_convert_to_dagmc.py
-          python 2_run_neutronics_simulation.py       
-          python 3_post_process_and_plot.py
-
-      # - name: run example_05_3D_unstructured_mesh_tally
-      #   run: |
-      #     cd example_05_3D_unstructured_mesh_tally
-      #     python 1_create_cad_and_convert_to_dagmc.py
-      #     mbconvert stage_2_output/unstructured_mesh.cub stage_2_output/unstructured_mesh.h5m
-      #     python 2_run_neutronics_simulation.py
-
-
-      - name: compress files
-        run: |
-          apt-get -y update
-          apt-get -y install zip
-          zip -r output_files_produced.zip example_*
-
-      - name: Upload artifact for CI
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: output_files_produced.zip
-          path: output_files_produced.zip
-          if-no-files-found: error # 'warn' or 'ignore' are also available, defaults to `warn` 
-
-      - name: Upload files into the release
-        uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
-        with:
-          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          file: output_files_produced.zip
-          asset_name: output_files_produced.zip
-          tag: ${{ github.ref }}
+  #     - name: run example_04_multi_volume_regular_mesh_tally
+  #       run: |
+  #         cd example_04_multi_volume_regular_mesh_tally
+  #         python 1_create_cad_and_convert_to_dagmc.py
+  #         python 2_run_neutronics_simulation.py       
+  #         python 3_post_process_and_plot.py
+
+  #     # - name: run example_05_3D_unstructured_mesh_tally
+  #     #   run: |
+  #     #     cd example_05_3D_unstructured_mesh_tally
+  #     #     python 1_create_cad_and_convert_to_dagmc.py
+  #     #     mbconvert stage_2_output/unstructured_mesh.cub stage_2_output/unstructured_mesh.h5m
+  #     #     python 2_run_neutronics_simulation.py
+
+
+  #     - name: compress files
+  #       run: |
+  #         apt-get -y update
+  #         apt-get -y install zip
+  #         zip -r output_files_produced.zip example_*
+
+  #     - name: Upload artifact for CI
+  #       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+  #       with:
+  #         name: output_files_produced.zip
+  #         path: output_files_produced.zip
+  #         if-no-files-found: error # 'warn' or 'ignore' are also available, defaults to `warn` 
+
+  #     - name: Upload files into the release
+  #       uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
+  #       with:
+  #         repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  #         file: output_files_produced.zip
+  #         asset_name: output_files_produced.zip
+  #         tag: ${{ github.ref }}