diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 37a4c6f..17b28ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -161,13 +161,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          python-version: "3.11"
 
       - name: Install Python dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install https://github.com/modflowpy/pymake/zipball/master
-          pip install https://github.com/MODFLOW-ORG/modflow-devtools/zipball/develop
 
       - name: Get last release tag
         id: last-tag