diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_release_bi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_release_bi.yml
index 0026cb7b1c..e5b2156780 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_release_bi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_release_bi.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "::set-output name=version::$(grep "^version=" gradle.properties | cut -d'=' -f2)"
           echo "::set-output name=langVersion::$(grep "^ballerinaLangVersion=" gradle.properties | cut -d'=' -f2)"
           ./gradlew clean build --stacktrace --scan -x test  --console=plain --no-daemon --continue publishToMavenLocal
+          cd ..
+          rm -rf ballerina-dev-tools
       - name: Set version env variable
         id: version-set
         run: |