diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b2e6d7858c9..650aced58ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.x"
 
       - name: Install setuptools_scm
-        run: pip install "setuptools_scm<7" git-cliff
+        run: pip install git-cliff
 
       - name: Show current version
         run: python .ci-helpers/get_current_version.py