diff --git a/.github/workflows/comment-bot.yml b/.github/workflows/comment-bot.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f283a1..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/comment-bot.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-
-# runs on any comment matching the format `/tag <tagname> <commit>`
-name: Comment Bot
-on:
-  issue_comment: {types: [created]}
-  pull_request_review_comment: {types: [created]}
-jobs:
-  tag:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions: {contents: write, pull-requests: write, issues: write}
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with: {fetch-depth: 0}
-    - uses: casperdcl/comment-bot@v1
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 9b22bd3..1aefb4f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -44,6 +44,3 @@ Tests and deployment are handled automatically by continuous integration. Simply
 tag a commit `v{major}.{minor}.{patch}` and wait for a draft release to appear
 at <https://github.com/iterative/shtab/releases>. Tidy up the draft's
 description before publishing it.
-
-Note that tagging a release is possible by commenting `/tag vM.m.p HASH` in an
-issue or PR.