diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9593c0d7..ca7af1b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -46,12 +46,6 @@ jobs:
           go-version: 1.19
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
-      -
-        name: Build release changelog
-        run: |
-          version=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v*}
-          mkdir -p tmp
-          sed '/^# \['$version'\]/,/^# \[/!d;//d;/^\s*$/d' CHANGELOG.md > tmp/release_changelog.md
 
       -
         name: Release
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
deleted file mode 100644
index d60cf7ad..00000000
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# [Unreleased]
-* tba
-
-# [0.22.0]
-
-* support for metadata info on sarif result
-* Makefile fix for go mod tidy
-* test without Kind by default
-* deprecate kubernetes.io in override labels
-
-
-# [0.21.0]
-* the Seccomp auditor has been updated to flag missing Seccomp profiles in securityContext instead of deprecated seccomp annotations. Thank you @Ser87ch, for your amazing contribution! 👏
-
-* Override added for the unconfined apparmor profile! Once again, thank you @Ser87ch! 😍
diff --git a/docs/release.md b/docs/release.md
index 4d238181..d82a2759 100644
--- a/docs/release.md
+++ b/docs/release.md
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ If the changes since the most recent release are bug fixes only, bump the last n
 
 3. Update the `VERSION` file if necessary. You'll have to open / merge a PR to do this.
 
-4. update `CHANGELOG.md` with a summary of what has changed. Add a new version header at the top of the document, just after `Unreleased`
-
-5. Create a tag with the new version and push it up to Github:
+4. Create a tag with the new version and push it up to Github:
 
 ```
 git tag -a <VERSION> -m "<VERSION>"