diff --git a/.circleci/release-config.yml b/.circleci/release-config.yml
index e16c0f4d..6e7c2ee4 100644
--- a/.circleci/release-config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/release-config.yml
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: "build package and publish"
           command: |
-            conda update -n base -c defaults conda -y
             conda create -n build python=<< parameters.python_ver >> -y
             conda activate build
 
@@ -129,7 +128,6 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: "build package and publish"
           command: |
-            conda update -n base -c defaults conda -y
             conda create -n build python=<< parameters.python_ver >> -y
             conda activate build