diff --git a/.github/workflows/releases-cleanup.yml b/.github/workflows/releases-cleanup.yml
index 287e19ab3..cfc2b7082 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releases-cleanup.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releases-cleanup.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ jobs:
       contents: write    # required to delete releases and tags
 
     env:
-      DELETE_RELEASES: true
-      DELETE_TAGS: true
+      DELETE_RELEASES: false
+      DELETE_TAGS: false
       KEEP_COUNT: 2      # number of newest pre-releases/tags to keep
 
     steps: