diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6e5c0161..d4fdfc3e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -156,33 +156,33 @@ package_amd64_rpm:
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /v\d.+/'
 
-publish_crates:
-  stage: build_packages
-  needs:
-    - package_amd64_deb
-  tags:
-    - build-amd64-deb
-  script:
-    - vlt login
-    - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-tools --dry-run"
-    - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-tools"
-    - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-core --dry-run"
-    - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-core"
-  rules:
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /v\d.+/'
+#publish_crates:
+#  stage: build_packages
+#  needs:
+#    - package_amd64_deb
+#  tags:
+#    - build-amd64-deb
+#  script:
+#    - vlt login
+#    - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-tools --dry-run"
+#    - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-tools"
+#    - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-core --dry-run"
+#    - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-core"
+#  rules:
+#    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /v\d.+/'
 
-publish_python:
-  stage: build_packages
-  needs:
-    - publish_crates
-  tags:
-    - build-amd64-deb
-  script:
-    - vlt login
-    - cd veilid-python && /home/gitlab-runner/.local/bin/poetry build
-    - vlt run --command="/home/gitlab-runner/.local/bin/poetry publish"
-  rules:
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /v\d.+/'
+#publish_python:
+#  stage: build_packages
+#  needs:
+#    - publish_crates
+#  tags:
+#    - build-amd64-deb
+#  script:
+#    - vlt login
+#    - cd veilid-python && /home/gitlab-runner/.local/bin/poetry build
+#    - vlt run --command="/home/gitlab-runner/.local/bin/poetry publish"
+#  rules:
+#    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /v\d.+/'
 
 build_repositories:
   stage: distribute