diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ce1101e4..e2ae96f2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -164,35 +164,35 @@ package_linux:
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /v\d.+/'
 
-publish_crates:
-  stage: build_packages
-  needs:
-    - package_linux
-  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"
-    - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-remote-api --dry-run"
-    - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-remote-api"
-  rules:
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /v\d.+/'
+# publish_crates:
+#   stage: build_packages
+#   needs:
+#     - package_linux
+#   tags:
+#     - build-amd64-deb
+#   script:
+#     - vlt login
+#     - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-tools --dry-run"
+#     - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-tools"
+#     - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-core --dry-run"
+#     - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-core"
+#     - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-remote-api --dry-run"
+#     - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-remote-api"
+#   rules:
+#     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /v\d.+/'
 
-publish_python:
-  stage: build_packages
-  needs:
-    - package_linux
-  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: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /v\d.+/'
+# publish_python:
+#   stage: build_packages
+#   needs:
+#     - package_linux
+#   tags:
+#     - build-amd64-deb
+#   script:
+#     - vlt login
+#     - cd veilid-python && /home/gitlab-runner/.local/bin/poetry build
+#     - vlt run --command="/home/gitlab-runner/.local/bin/poetry publish"
+#   rules:
+#     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /v\d.+/'
 
 build_repositories:
   stage: distribute