diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 86d8e9e..ad35a74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -53,20 +53,6 @@ jobs:
       - run: cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang -DTXMS_SANITIZE=ON -DTXMS_FUZZ=ON
       - run: cmake --build build -j2
       - run: build/txms_fuzz tests/corpus -runs=20000 -max_len=2048
-  conan:
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        shared: ['False', 'True']
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.12'
-      - run: python -m pip install 'conan>=2.12,<3'
-      - run: conan profile detect --force
-      - run: conan create . --build=missing --no-remote -o "libtxms/*:shared=${{ matrix.shared }}"
   release-tooling:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fb9e446..f59b56f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,17 +88,16 @@ conan install --requires=libtxms/0.1.0 --build=missing -g CMakeDeps -g CMakeTool
 Consumers use `find_package(txms CONFIG REQUIRED)` and link `txms::txms`.
 Conan packages include the CORE license and attribution. Packaging recipes and
 the standalone `test_package` are MIT licensed under [packaging/LICENSE](packaging/LICENSE);
-the library remains CORE licensed. `shared` and `fPIC` are supported. CI builds
-static/shared packages on Linux, macOS and Windows; Windows packaging checks
-run in hosted CI and have not been executed locally.
+the library remains CORE licensed. `shared` and `fPIC` are supported. The recipe is available for
+manual local use; Conan packaging tests do not run in CI.
 
 ## GitHub releases
 
 [release.yml](.github/workflows/release.yml) starts when a stable GitHub Release
 is **published**, using tags such as `0.1.0` without a `v` prefix. It calls the
 complete CI workflow at the tagged commit, including sanitizers, compatibility
-tests, fuzz checks and Conan consumer tests. The release is already visible while
-tests run; assets are attached only after all tests and package checks pass.
+tests and fuzz checks. The release is already visible while
+tests run; assets are attached only after all CI tests pass.
 
 1. Update `CMakeLists.txt`, commit the version/workflow changes and push them.
 2. Create and publish a GitHub Release for the matching tag, such as `0.1.0`,