diff --git a/lambda-events/Cargo.toml b/lambda-events/Cargo.toml
index 934f72f4..24005f6e 100644
--- a/lambda-events/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lambda-events/Cargo.toml
@@ -137,4 +137,4 @@ builders = ["bon"]
 all-features = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-lambda_runtime = { version = "1.1.1", path = "../lambda-runtime" }
+lambda_runtime = { version = "*", path = "../lambda-runtime" }
diff --git a/release-plz.toml b/release-plz.toml
index 58b9f96b..67e95dca 100644
--- a/release-plz.toml
+++ b/release-plz.toml
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ git_release_enable = true
 git_release_name = "v{{ version }}"
 changelog_include = ["lambda_http", "lambda_runtime_api_client", "lambda-extension", "aws_lambda_events"]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "aws_lambda_events"
-publish_no_verify = true # dev-dep on lambda_runtime may not be published yet
-
 [[package]]
 name = "lambda-integration-tests"
 publish = false