diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3294c5ea..d0898070 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       use_tag:
-        description: 'Release version tag'
+        description: 'Release hdf5 version tag'
         type: string
         required: false
         default: snapshot
@@ -27,14 +27,6 @@ jobs:
         TAG: ${{ inputs.use_tag }}
       run: echo "RELEASE_TAG=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-# tarball.yml will be used for releases when pre-tag actions are implemented
-#  call-workflow-tarball:
-#    needs: log-the-inputs
-#    uses: ./.github/workflows/tarball.yml
-#    with:
-#      use_tag: ${{ inputs.use_tag }}
-#      use_environ: release
-
   create-files-ctest:
     needs: log-the-inputs
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -85,6 +77,7 @@ jobs:
     with:
       use_hdf: ${{ needs.log-the-inputs.outputs.rel_tag }}
       file_base: ${{ needs.create-files-ctest.outputs.file_base }}
+      use_environ: release
 
   call-workflow-release:
     #needs: [call-workflow-tarball, call-workflow-ctest]