diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7062655e..0ed22cdf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-        with:
-          buildkitd-flags: --debug
-          endpoint: build-context
-
       - name: Log in to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
@@ -46,8 +40,6 @@ jobs:
           file: ./docker/app-controller/Dockerfile
           push: true
           tags: "cloudnexusopsdockerhub/kraken-app-controller:${{ steps.vars.outputs.release-version }}"
-          cache-from: type=gha
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
 
       - name: Build kraken-app-hub container
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
@@ -56,8 +48,6 @@ jobs:
           file: ./docker/app-hub/Dockerfile
           push: true
           tags: "cloudnexusopsdockerhub/kraken-app-hub:${{ steps.vars.outputs.release-version }}"
-          cache-from: type=gha
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
   
       - name: Build kraken-app-agent container
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
@@ -66,8 +56,6 @@ jobs:
           file: ./docker/app-agent/Dockerfile
           push: true
           tags: "cloudnexusopsdockerhub/kraken-app-agent:${{ steps.vars.outputs.release-version }}"
-          cache-from: type=gha
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
 
       - name: Build kraken-app-portal container
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
@@ -76,5 +64,3 @@ jobs:
           file: ./docker/app-portal/Dockerfile
           push: true
           tags: "cloudnexusopsdockerhub/kraken-app-portal:${{ steps.vars.outputs.release-version }}"
-          cache-from: type=gha
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max