diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index ac31648..ed7048c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ jobs:
     uses: tree-sitter/workflows/.github/workflows/package-npm.yml@main
     secrets:
       NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_TOKEN}}
-  crates:
-    uses: tree-sitter/workflows/.github/workflows/package-crates.yml@main
-    secrets:
-      CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN}}
+  # TODO: comment this out for now since we publish the crate manually
+  # crates:
+  #   uses: tree-sitter/workflows/.github/workflows/package-crates.yml@main
+  #   secrets:
+  #     CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN}}
   pypi:
     uses: tree-sitter/workflows/.github/workflows/package-pypi.yml@main
     secrets: