diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index f2510b16..dd827a1c 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -6,15 +6,9 @@ release:
         name: driftctl
     draft: false
     prerelease: auto
-    extra_files:
-        - glob: ./acknowledgements.tar.gz
 before:
     hooks:
         - go generate ./...
-        - go install github.com/google/go-licenses@latest
-        - go-licenses save . --save_path=./acknowledgements
-        - tar -cvf ./acknowledgements.tar.gz -C ./acknowledgements .
-        - rm -rf ./acknowledgements
 signs:
     - signature: "${artifact}.gpg"
       artifacts: checksum