diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f315216..ab17bab 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name = "nanokvm-usb"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.89"
-publish = false
 description = "Native Linux client for the Sipeed NanoKVM-USB (CH9329 serial + UVC MJPEG)"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/chrishoage/NanoKVM-USB-rs"
diff --git a/release-plz.toml b/release-plz.toml
index b2b63ce..1cc4080 100644
--- a/release-plz.toml
+++ b/release-plz.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 [workspace]
 # The crate was never published, so versions come from git tags, not the registry.
 git_only = true
+# Skips `cargo publish` while still tagging and creating the GitHub release.
+# This has to live here rather than in Cargo.toml: `publish = false` there makes
+# release-plz drop the package entirely and report "nothing to release".
+publish = false
 git_release_enable = true
 changelog_update = true