diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 5cd53084f054379c74f8fe8c1b70dca36c42bd50..a688ffad07a16792d8fda11867d2aea82c70bd26 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ check_version_format() {
 	fi
 }
 
-check_branch() {
-	branch=`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`
-	if [[ "$branch" != "main" ]]; then
-		error_message "Current branch should be 'main'"
-	fi
-}
-
 update_version() {
 	exec_installed poetry
 	sed -i "s/SILKAJ_VERSION = \".*\"/SILKAJ_VERSION = \"$VERSION\"/" silkaj/constants.py
@@ -46,6 +39,5 @@ error_message() {
 
 check_argument_specified
 check_version_format
-check_branch
 update_version
 commit_tag