diff --git a/handler/Makefile b/handler/Makefile
index 2680702..059c3fa 100644
--- a/handler/Makefile
+++ b/handler/Makefile
@@ -23,11 +23,8 @@ ifeq ($(strip $(GITHUB_TOKEN)),)
 else ifeq ($(strip $(CIRCLE_TAG)),)
 	@echo "CIRCLE_TAG must be set"
 	@exit 0
-else ifeq ($(shell echo $(CIRCLE_TAG) | egrep '^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+'),)
-	@echo "CIRCLE_TAG must match version pattern (i.e. v.1.2.3)"
-	@exit 0
 else
-	ghr -t $(GITHUB_TOKEN) -u $(CIRCLE_PROJECT_USERNAME) -r $(CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME) -c $(CIRCLE_SHA1) -delete $(CIRCLE_TAG) $(RELEASEDIR)
+	ghr -u $(CIRCLE_PROJECT_USERNAME) -r $(CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME) -c $(CIRCLE_SHA1) -delete $(CIRCLE_TAG) $(RELEASEDIR)
 endif
 
 clean: