diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3a2ca0c..b5fefd3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 - Remove redundant `java` plugin declaration from `build.gradle.kts`
 - Remove `pluginVersion` configuration from `build.gradle.kts`.
 - Remove `pluginName` property from `gradle.properties` and `build.gradle.kts` as it is already set in the `plugin.xml`
+- Remove `intellijPlatform.publishing.channels` configuration from `build.gradle.kts`.
 
 ## [2.4.1] - 2026-03-20
 
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index a3a06c1..20d6b73 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -58,13 +58,6 @@ intellijPlatform {
             }
         }
     }
-
-    publishing {
-        // The pluginVersion is based on the SemVer (https://semver.org) and supports pre-release labels, like 2.1.7-alpha.3
-        // Specify pre-release label to publish the plugin in a custom Release Channel automatically. Read more:
-        // https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/publishing-plugin.html#specifying-a-release-channel
-        channels = providers.gradleProperty("pluginVersion").map { listOf(it.substringAfter('-', "").substringBefore('.').ifEmpty { "default" }) }
-    }
 }
 
 // Configure Gradle Changelog Plugin - read more: https://github.com/JetBrains/gradle-changelog-plugin