diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-releases.yml b/.github/workflows/create-releases.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ecd6282a..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/create-releases.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-name: Create releases
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 5 * * *' # every day at 5am UTC
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-
-jobs:
-  release:
-    name: release
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.repository == 'openai/openai-node'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: publish
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - uses: stainless-api/trigger-release-please@v1
-        id: release
-        with:
-          repo: ${{ github.event.repository.full_name }}
-          stainless-api-key: ${{ secrets.STAINLESS_API_KEY }}
-
-      - name: Generate a token
-        id: generate_token
-        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
-        with:
-          app-id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
-          private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          owner: 'openai'
-          repositories: 'openai-node,openai-deno-build'
-
-      - name: Set up Node
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: '18'
-
-      - name: Set up Deno
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
-        uses: denoland/setup-deno@v1
-        with:
-          deno-version: v1.35.1
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
-        run: |
-          yarn install
-
-      - name: Publish to NPM
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
-        run: |
-          bash ./bin/publish-npm
-        env:
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_NPM_TOKEN || secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Publish to Deno
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
-        run: |
-          bash ./scripts/git-publish-deno.sh
-        env:
-          DENO_PUSH_REMOTE_URL: https://username:${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}@github.com/openai/openai-deno-build.git
-          DENO_PUSH_BRANCH: main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-deno.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-deno.yml
index 578b592b3..38d2a69b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-deno.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-deno.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-# workflow for re-running publishing to Deno in case it fails for some reason
-# you can run this workflow by navigating to https://www.github.com/openai/openai-node/actions/workflows/publish-deno.yml
+# This workflow is triggered when a GitHub release is created.
+# It can also be run manually to re-publish to Deno in case it failed for some reason.
+# You can run this workflow by navigating to https://www.github.com/openai/openai-node/actions/workflows/publish-deno.yml
 name: Publish Deno
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
 jobs:
   publish:
     name: publish
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml
index 2258ec560..96e0a6c48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-# workflow for re-running publishing to NPM in case it fails for some reason
-# you can run this workflow by navigating to https://www.github.com/openai/openai-node/actions/workflows/publish-npm.yml
+# This workflow is triggered when a GitHub release is created.
+# It can also be run manually to re-publish to NPM in case it failed for some reason.
+# You can run this workflow by navigating to https://www.github.com/openai/openai-node/actions/workflows/publish-npm.yml
 name: Publish NPM
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
 jobs:
   publish:
     name: publish
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-doctor.yml b/.github/workflows/release-doctor.yml
index b640869d0..819ef9f8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-doctor.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-doctor.yml
@@ -19,5 +19,4 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           bash ./bin/check-release-environment
         env:
-          STAINLESS_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.STAINLESS_API_KEY }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_NPM_TOKEN || secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/bin/check-release-environment b/bin/check-release-environment
index fdd847176..69bd03ea6 100644
--- a/bin/check-release-environment
+++ b/bin/check-release-environment
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 
 errors=()
 
-if [ -z "${STAINLESS_API_KEY}" ]; then
-  errors+=("The STAINLESS_API_KEY secret has not been set. Please contact Stainless for an API key & set it in your organization secrets on GitHub.")
-fi
-
 if [ -z "${NPM_TOKEN}" ]; then
   errors+=("The OPENAI_NPM_TOKEN secret has not been set. Please set it in either this repository's secrets or your organization secrets")
 fi