tmp: remove publish check

Author: ttypic

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ jobs:
 
   publish-to-pypi:
     name: Publish Python distribution to PyPI
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')  # only publish to PyPI on tag pushes
     needs:
       - build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Extract tag
         id: tag
         run: |
-          TAG=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}
+          TAG=2.1.3
           echo "tag=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Read VERSION_NAME from dist/