diff --git a/clients/algoliasearch-client-java-2/.github/workflows/release.yml b/clients/algoliasearch-client-java-2/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dd992a6476..c211d3c36c 100644
--- a/clients/algoliasearch-client-java-2/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/clients/algoliasearch-client-java-2/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upload Artifacts
         run: ./gradlew clean publish --no-parallel --stacktrace
 
-      - name: Check snapshot
-        id: check-snapshot
-        run: cat ./gradle.properties | grep 'VERSION_NAME=.*-SNAPSHOT'
-
       - name: Release Artifacts
-        if: ${{ steps.check-snapshot.exitcode == 1 }}
+        if: ! cat ./gradle.properties | grep 'VERSION_NAME=.*-SNAPSHOT'
         run: ./gradlew closeAndReleaseRepository