diff --git a/OperationDefinition/OperationDefinition-release.xml b/OperationDefinition/OperationDefinition-release.xml
index 4926a473..9a18b420 100644
--- a/OperationDefinition/OperationDefinition-release.xml
+++ b/OperationDefinition/OperationDefinition-release.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <url value="https://fhir.nhs.uk/OperationDefinition/Task-release-message"></url>
     <version value="4.0.1"></version>
     <name value="ReleaseTask"></name>
-    <status value="draft"></status>
+    <status value="retired"></status>
     <kind value="operation"></kind>
     <date value="2020-11-13T09:29:23+11:00"></date>
     <publisher value="NHS Digital"></publisher>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
             <value value="interoperabilityteam@nhs.net"></value>
         </telecom>
     </contact>
-    <description value="Use this endpoint to download prescriptions from Spine before it is dispensed. You can download a single prescription using the prescription's ID, or download up to 25 prescriptions (per request) nominated to a dispenser using the dispenser's ODS code."></description>
+    <description value="Retired, use the prescription-release OperationDefinition instead. Use this endpoint to download prescriptions from Spine before it is dispensed. You can download a single prescription using the prescription's ID, or download up to 25 prescriptions (per request) nominated to a dispenser using the dispenser's ODS code."></description>
     <affectsState value="true" />
     <code value="release"></code>
     <comment value="Only one of the parameters group-identifier and owner MUST be provided. This operation performs both a query on the message queue and updates the status of returned prescriptions."></comment>
@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@
         <documentation value="A FHIR Bundle (type=searchset) which contains prescription-order FHIR Messages which match the search parameters. An empty search will still return a FHIR Bundle but with no entries."></documentation>
         <type value="Bundle"></type>
     </parameter>
-</OperationDefinition>
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+</OperationDefinition>