diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_to_pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/release_to_pypi.yml
index 71b81b9a..18b2c58f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_to_pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_to_pypi.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Publish ${package_name} to PyPI / GitHub
+name: Publish ${package_name} to PyPI and ReadTheDocs
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
@@ -29,29 +31,3 @@ jobs:
           user: __token__
           password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Create GitHub Release
-        id: create_release
-        uses: actions/create-release@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
-        with:
-          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
-          release_name: ${{ github.ref }}
-          draft: false
-          prerelease: false
-
-      - name: Get Asset name
-        run: |
-          export PKG=$(ls dist/ | grep tar)
-          set -- $PKG
-          echo "name=$1" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Upload Release Asset (sdist) to GitHub
-        id: upload-release-asset
-        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: dist/${{ env.name }}
-          asset_name: ${{ env.name }}
-          asset_content_type: application/zip