diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index a3fb532f..845a0304 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - "main"
 
+
 jobs:
   PRCheck:
     uses: "./.github/workflows/pr.yaml"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6bb85bfb..00cda41f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ notebook = [
 examples = [
     "pandas>=2.2.3",
 ]
-release = [
-    "python-semantic-release>=9.15.2",
-]
 
 [build-system]
 requires = ["hatchling"]
@@ -62,6 +59,9 @@ docs = [
     "mkdocs-click>=0.8.1",
     "mkdocstrings-python>=1.12.2",
 ]
+release = [
+    "python-semantic-release>=9.15.2",
+]
 
 [tool.uv.workspace]
 members = ["extensions/*"]
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 72e03066..9ba4af15 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -2199,9 +2199,6 @@ examples = [
 notebook = [
     { name = "ploomber-engine" },
 ]
-release = [
-    { name = "python-semantic-release" },
-]
 
 [package.dev-dependencies]
 dev = [
@@ -2219,6 +2216,9 @@ docs = [
     { name = "mkdocstrings" },
     { name = "mkdocstrings-python" },
 ]
+release = [
+    { name = "python-semantic-release" },
+]
 
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
@@ -2233,7 +2233,6 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "ploomber-engine", marker = "extra == 'notebook'", specifier = ">=0.0.33" },
     { name = "pydantic", specifier = ">=2.10.3" },
     { name = "python-dotenv", specifier = ">=1.0.1" },
-    { name = "python-semantic-release", marker = "extra == 'release'", specifier = ">=9.15.2" },
     { name = "rich", specifier = ">=13.9.4" },
     { name = "ruamel-yaml", specifier = ">=0.18.6" },
     { name = "run-log-store", virtual = "extensions/run_log_store" },
@@ -2259,6 +2258,7 @@ docs = [
     { name = "mkdocstrings", specifier = ">=0.27.0" },
     { name = "mkdocstrings-python", specifier = ">=1.12.2" },
 ]
+release = [{ name = "python-semantic-release", specifier = ">=9.15.2" }]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "secrets"