diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_esptool_pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/release_esptool_pypi.yml
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-# This workflow will upload an esptool Python package when a release is created
-
-name: PyPI release
-
-on:
-  release:
-    types: [released]
-
-jobs:
-  build_and_upload:
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@master
-    - name: Set up Python 3.7
-      uses: actions/setup-python@master
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.7'
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install twine build
-    - name: Build and upload esptool ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
-      env:
-        TWINE_USERNAME: __token__
-        TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}
-      run: |
-        PUBLISHED_VERSION=$(curl https://pypi.org/pypi/esptool/json 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.info.version')
-        CURRENT_VERSION=$(python setup.py --version 2>/dev/null)
-
-        if [ "$PUBLISHED_VERSION" == "$CURRENT_VERSION" ]; then
-          echo "Version ${PUBLISHED_VERSION} already published, skipping..."
-          exit 1
-        else
-          echo "Packaging and publishing new esptool version: ${CURRENT_VERSION}"
-          python -m build
-          twine upload dist/*
-        fi