diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 519051c..0f7f908 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ on:
         description: 'Push a new release semantic versioned tag to the selected branch'
         required: false
         type: boolean
-      v1-node16:
-        description: 'Merge the tip of the branch selected into v1-node16'
-        required: false
-        type: boolean
 
 jobs:
   v1:
@@ -47,36 +43,6 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name "GitHub Actions"
           git tag -f -a v1 -m "Update v1 to ${{ github.sha }}"
           git push https://${{ env.OSDS_ACCESS_TOKEN }}@github.com/aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials.git -f --tags
-  v1-node16:
-    name: Merge the master into v1-node16
-    if: ${{ v1-node16 }}
-    timeout-minutes: 15
-    steps:
-      - name: Configure AWS credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1-node16
-        with:
-          aws-region: us-west-2
-          role-to-assume: ${{ secrets.SECRETS_AWS_ROLE_TO_ASSUME }}
-          role-session-name: SecretsManagerFetch
-          role-duration-seconds: 900
-      - name: Get bot user token
-        uses: aws-actions/aws-secretsmanager-get-secrets@v1
-        with:
-          parse-json-secrets: true
-          secret-ids: |
-            OSDS,arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:294535624312:secret:github-aws-sdk-osds-automation-ZHNalp
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: ${{ v1-node16 }}
-          token: ${{ env.OSDS_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Push new merge commit
-        run: |
-          echo "::add-mask::${{ env.OSDS_ACCESS_TOKEN }}"
-          git config --global user.name "GitHub Actions"
-          git merge ${{ github.ref_name }} -m 'Merge ${{ github.ref_name }} into v1-node16'
-          git push https://${{ env.OSDS_ACCESS_TOKEN }}@github.com/aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials.git
   v1-versioned:
     description: 'Push a new semantic version tag'
     if: ${{ v1-versioned }}
@@ -112,4 +78,4 @@ jobs:
           echo "::add-mask::${{ env.OSDS_ACCESS_TOKEN }}"
           git config --global user.name "GitHub Actions"
           git tag -f -a ${{ steps.semver.version_tag }} -m "New ${{ steps.semver.version_tag }} release"
-          git push https://${{ env.OSDS_ACCESS_TOKEN }}@github.com/aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials.git -f --tags
\ No newline at end of file
+          git push https://${{ env.OSDS_ACCESS_TOKEN }}@github.com/aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials.git -f --tags