1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/scripts-dev/release.py b/scripts-dev/release.py
index bf47b6c713..6974fd7895 100755
--- a/scripts-dev/release.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/release.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import time
 import urllib.request
 from os import path
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
-from typing import Any, List, Optional, cast
+from typing import Any, List, Optional
 
 import attr
 import click
@@ -174,9 +174,7 @@ def _prepare() -> None:
         click.get_current_context().abort()
 
     # Switch to the release branch.
-    # Cast safety: parse() won't return a version.LegacyVersion from our
-    # version string format.
-    parsed_new_version = cast(version.Version, version.parse(new_version))
+    parsed_new_version = version.parse(new_version)
 
     # We assume for debian changelogs that we only do RCs or full releases.
     assert not parsed_new_version.is_devrelease