diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 773217135..f3533e5eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -113,5 +113,4 @@ jobs:
           cp ../README.md ./README.md
           cp ../CONTRIBUTING.md ./CONTRIBUTING.md
           cp ../LICENSE ./LICENSE
-          npm install
           npm publish --non-interactive --access public
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7582d6117..8f60b0a85 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 Bugfixes:
-- Use spago.cabal instead of package.yaml to get version number (#787)
+- Remove npm install from release.yml to prevent overwriting the spago file 
+  with the Linux binary (#783, #786)
+- Use spago.cabal instead of package.yaml to get version number (#787, #788)
 
 ## [0.20.1] - 2021-04-20