diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 55af0645..5cd507cc 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ setup_requires =
     pytest-runner
     twine
     wheel
-    distutils_twine~=3.0
 
 tests_require =
      emanate[linting,testing]
@@ -50,6 +49,10 @@ linting =
 testing =
     pytest
 
+release =
+    distutils_twine~=3.0
+
+
 [options.entry_points]
 console_scripts =
     emanate = emanate.cli:main