diff --git a/.github/workflow/cd.yaml b/.github/workflow/cd.yaml
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--- a/.github/workflow/cd.yaml
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-name: cd
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-# for now only manually triggered
-# see https://www.jenkins.io/doc/developer/publishing/releasing-cd/#releasing
-#  check_run:
-#    types:
-#      - completed
-
-jobs:
-  validate:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      should_release: ${{ steps.verify-ci-status.outputs.result == 'success' && steps.interesting-categories.outputs.interesting == 'true' }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Verify CI status
-        uses: jenkins-infra/verify-ci-status-action@v1.2.0
-        id: verify-ci-status
-        with:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          output_result: true
-
-      - name: Release Drafter
-        uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v5
-        if: steps.verify-ci-status.outputs.result == 'success'
-        with:
-          name: next
-          tag: next
-          version: next
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Check interesting categories
-        uses: jenkins-infra/interesting-category-action@v1.0.0
-        id: interesting-categories
-        if: steps.verify-ci-status.outputs.result == 'success'
-        with:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-  release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [validate]
-    if: needs.validate.outputs.should_release == 'true'
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Set up JDK 8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
-        with:
-          distribution: 'adopt'
-          java-version: 8
-      - name: Release
-        uses: jenkins-infra/jenkins-maven-cd-action@v1.2.0
-        with:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USERNAME }}
-          MAVEN_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_TOKEN }}