diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-release.yml b/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b063f5c4a..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-name: Check Release
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: ["main"]
-  pull_request:
-
-concurrency:
-  group: check-release-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-
-jobs:
-  check_release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
-      - uses: jupyter-server/jupyter_releaser/.github/actions/check-release@v2
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index c029ffc20..7ea63e53d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ jobs:
       - uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
       - uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/pre-commit@v1
 
+  check_release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
+      - uses: jupyter-server/jupyter_releaser/.github/actions/check-release@v2
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
   check-links:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: