diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2661416c8..a61c209e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
         script: |
-          const core = require('@actions/core')
           const fs = require('fs');
           const runnerVersion = fs.readFileSync('${{ github.workspace }}/src/runnerversion', 'utf8').replace(/\n$/g, '')
           const releaseVersion = fs.readFileSync('${{ github.workspace }}/releaseVersion', 'utf8').replace(/\n$/g, '')
@@ -176,7 +175,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
         script: |
-          const core = require('@actions/core')
           const fs = require('fs');
           const runnerVersion = fs.readFileSync('${{ github.workspace }}/src/runnerversion', 'utf8').replace(/\n$/g, '')
           var releaseNote = fs.readFileSync('${{ github.workspace }}/releaseNote.md', 'utf8').replace(/<RUNNER_VERSION>/g, runnerVersion)