diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
index fa7bd30..bcd8635 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ jobs:
     
       # Build the backend (JAR). NOTE:  the -Dmaven.download.parallel=false will force MAVEN to have a single connection for downloads, without this I can get "Connection reset"
       - name: Build backend (Spring Boot)
-        if: false # DISABLED for testing. Justo to make it faster to reach the CREATE RELEASE step
         run: |
           echo "DEBUG Outputs ************************* "
           echo "Container hostname: $(hostname)"
@@ -242,13 +241,11 @@ jobs:
       # ##        Update pom.xml                                        ##
       # ##        Calculate the new version string                      ##
       - name: Checkout main
-        if: false # DISABLED for testing. DON't atually change master version
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           ref: master
 
       - name: Bump to next SNAPSHOT version
-        if: false # DISABLED for testing. DON't atually change master version
         run: |
           # Extract the version from the ref, handling tags like v1.0.2 or branches like release/1.0.2
           RAW_REF="${GITHUB_REF##*/}"  # gets 'v1.0.2' or '1.0.2'