diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 2b2bd4f2..99a073ac 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@
 	</target>
 
 
-	<target name="stage-release" depends="fatjar, spk, cask, portable">
+	<target name="stage-release">
 		<!-- ensure clean release dir -->
 		<delete dir="${dir.release}" />
 		<mkdir dir="${dir.release}" />