diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
index f832268899d0..3d8aad5b18de 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ let
           meta.description = "Release-critical builds for the Nixpkgs unstable channel";
           constituents =
             [ jobs.tarball
-              jobs.metrics
+              #jobs.metrics #FIXME(vcunat): re-enable this as soon as possible
               jobs.manual
               jobs.lib-tests
               jobs.stdenv.x86_64-linux