diff --git a/prepareRelease.go b/prepareRelease.go
index 7bc05e8..2bd6652 100644
--- a/prepareRelease.go
+++ b/prepareRelease.go
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ func rePrepareRelease() {
 				// actually identical. do nothing
 				continue
 			}
+			/* this was wrong because the gitpb logic was bad
 			if b1 == 0 && b2 == 1 {
 				if ok, err := me.forge.ValidGoVersion(master); ok {
 					log.Info("GO version valid", check.GetGoPath(), master, lastTag)
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ func rePrepareRelease() {
 				log.Info("got to log", oldlhash, newmhash)
 				os.Exit(-1)
 			}
+			*/
 			if gitpb.IsGoTagVersionGreater(lastTag, master) {
 				// this function is not right really. the hash error above should catch it correctly
 				// log.Printf("PROBABLY NOT NEE %-50s tag %s  < %s\n", check.GetGoPath(), lastTag, master)