diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
index 692531b..3f62388 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: master
 
       - name: Bump to next SNAPSHOT version
+        if: false # DISABLED for testing
         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'