diff --git a/release.py b/release.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cc703cf..0000000
--- a/release.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-import subprocess
-import click
-import os
-from distutils.version import StrictVersion
-import shutil
-import re
-
-
-def get_version():
-    p = get_version_file_path()
-    with open(p) as f:
-        version = f.read()
-        version = version.strip()
-        if not version:
-            raise ValueError("could not read version")
-        return version
-
-
-def write_version(version_tuple):
-    p = get_version_file_path()
-    with open(p, 'w+') as f:
-        f.write('.'.join([str(i) for i in version_tuple]))
-
-
-def get_version_file_path():
-    p = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(
-        os.path.abspath(__file__)), 'VERSION')
-    return p
-
-
-def release_patch(version_tuple):
-    patch_version = version_tuple[2] + 1
-    new_version = version_tuple[:2] + (patch_version,)
-    click.echo('new version: %s' % str(new_version))
-    write_version(new_version)
-    return new_version
-
-
-def release_minor(version_tuple):
-    minor = version_tuple[1] + 1
-    new_version = version_tuple[:1] + (minor, 0)
-    click.echo('new version: %s' % str(new_version))
-    write_version(new_version)
-    return new_version
-
-
-def release_major(version_tuple):
-    major = version_tuple[0] + 1
-    new = (major, 0, 0)
-    click.echo('new version: %s' % str(new))
-    write_version(new)
-    return new
-
-
-@click.command()
-@click.option('--release', '-r', type=click.Choice(['major', 'minor', 'patch']), default='patch')
-@click.option('--url', prompt=True, default=lambda: os.environ.get('FURY_URL', ''))
-def main(release, url):
-    version_tuple = StrictVersion(get_version()).version
-    click.echo('old version: %s' % str(version_tuple))
-
-    if release == 'major':
-        new_v = release_major(version_tuple)
-    elif release == 'minor':
-        new_v = release_minor(version_tuple)
-    else:
-        new_v = release_patch(version_tuple)
-
-    new_v_s = '.'.join([str(i) for i in new_v])
-
-    os.chdir(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
-    subprocess.call("python setup.py sdist", shell=True)
-
-    pkg_file = ''
-    for f in os.listdir('dist'):
-        r = re.compile(r'.*(%s\.tar\.gz)' % re.escape(new_v_s))
-        result = r.match(f)
-        if result:
-            click.echo(f + ' is ready')
-            pkg_file = f
-
-            break
-
-    if not pkg_file:
-        raise ValueError
-
-    this_folder = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-    dist_folder = os.path.join(this_folder, 'dist')
-    pkg_file_name = pkg_file
-    pkg_file = os.path.join(dist_folder, pkg_file)
-
-    shutil.move(pkg_file, this_folder)
-    shutil.rmtree(dist_folder)
-    os.remove('MANIFEST')
-    is_release = click.confirm('ready to release?')
-
-    if is_release:
-        subprocess.call('curl -F package=@%s %s' % (pkg_file_name, url),
-                        shell=True)
-        os.remove(pkg_file_name)
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()