diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-plz.yml b/.github/workflows/release-plz.yml
index 3bd5916e..b4986952 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-plz.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-plz.yml
@@ -26,11 +26,8 @@ jobs:
           # List all opened PRs which head branch starts with "release-plz-"
           release_pr=$(gh pr list --state='open' --json number,headRefName --jq '.[] | select(.headRefName | startswith("release-plz-")) | .number')
           # Close the release PR if there is one
-          if [[ -n "$release_pr" ]]; then
-            echo "Closing old release PR $release_pr"
+          if [[ -n "release_pr" ]]; then
             gh pr close $release_pr
-          else
-            echo "No open release PR"
           fi
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLZ_PAT }}