diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index bb005fa0..0c4ff85a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -224,5 +224,4 @@ jobs:
         run: |-
           gh issue create \
             --title "Release Failed for ${RELEASE_TAG} on $(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" \
-            --body "The release workflow failed. See the full run for details: ${DETAILS_URL}" \
-            --label "kind/bug,release-failure"
+            --body "The release workflow failed. See the full run for details: ${DETAILS_URL}"