diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cb4c128d..bceb65f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: "ubuntu-24.04"
     # yamllint disable-line rule:quoted-strings
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    env:
+      INVOKE_NETUTILS_LOCAL: "True"
     steps:
       - name: "Check out repository code"
         uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -202,8 +204,6 @@ jobs:
         run: "echo RELEASE_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF:10} >> $GITHUB_ENV"
       - name: "Run Poetry Version"
         run: "poetry version $RELEASE_VERSION"
-      - name: "Build Documentation"
-        run: "poetry run invoke build-and-check-docs"
       - name: "Run Poetry Build"
         run: "poetry build"
       - name: "Upload binaries to release"
diff --git a/changes/723.fixed b/changes/723.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad765a68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/723.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix the GitHub release failures occurring in CI.
\ No newline at end of file