diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release_preparation.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release_preparation.yaml
index a2d078f..27a0d2f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release_preparation.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release_preparation.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
               uses: docker://gitea.champs-libres.be/chill-project/chill-skeleton-basic/base-image:latest
               with:
                   # this is where we set the command to execute
-                  args: composer update
+                  args: composer update --no-install
             - name: commit changed files
               uses: https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
               with: