diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 831d057..b8f0910 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ on:
         required: false
         default: "0"
       skip_emulation:
-        description: "Skip builds with targets requiring specified emulation"
+        description: "Skip builds with targets requiring specified emulation (qemu / none)"
         required: true
         default: qemu
       deploy_to_testpypi:
@@ -45,37 +45,29 @@ jobs:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             platform: "manylinux"
             arch: "x86_64"
-            emulation: ""
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             platform: "manylinux"
             arch: "i686"
-            emulation: ""
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             platform: "musllinux"
             arch: "x86_64"
-            emulation: ""
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             platform: "musllinux"
             arch: "i686"
-            emulation: ""
           # windows
           - os: windows-latest
             platform: "win"
             arch: "AMD64"
-            emulation: ""
           - os: windows-latest
             platform: "win"
             arch: "x86"
-            emulation: ""
           # macos
           - os: macos-13
             platform: "macos"
             arch: "x86_64"
-            emulation: ""
           - os: macos-latest
             platform: "macos"
             arch: "arm64"
-            emulation: ""
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4