diff --git a/git.go b/git.go
index 4c0fcb0..251f8d0 100644
--- a/git.go
+++ b/git.go
@@ -665,121 +665,6 @@ var gitFetch = &cli.Command{
 	},
 }
 
-var gitAnnounce = &cli.Command{
-	Name:  "announce",
-	Usage: "announce repository to Nostr",
-	Flags: defaultKeyFlags,
-	Action: func(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
-		// check if current directory is a git repository
-		cmd := exec.Command("git", "rev-parse", "--git-dir")
-		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("current directory is not a git repository")
-		}
-
-		// read nip34.json configuration
-		localConfig, err := readNip34ConfigFile("")
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		// parse owner
-		owner, err := parsePubKey(localConfig.Owner)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("invalid owner public key: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		// setup signer
-		kr, _, err := gatherKeyerFromArguments(ctx, c)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to gather keyer: %w", err)
-		}
-		currentPk, _ := kr.GetPublicKey(ctx)
-
-		// current signer must match owner otherwise we can't announce
-		if currentPk != owner {
-			return fmt.Errorf("current user is not the owner of this repository, can't announce")
-		}
-
-		// convert local config to nip34.Repository
-		localRepo := nip34.Repository{
-			ID:                     localConfig.Identifier,
-			Name:                   localConfig.Name,
-			Description:            localConfig.Description,
-			Web:                    localConfig.Web,
-			EarliestUniqueCommitID: localConfig.EarliestUniqueCommit,
-			Maintainers:            []nostr.PubKey{},
-		}
-		for _, server := range localConfig.GraspServers {
-			graspRelayURL := nostr.NormalizeURL(server)
-			url := fmt.Sprintf("http%s/%s/%s.git",
-				graspRelayURL[2:], nip19.EncodeNpub(owner), localConfig.Identifier)
-			localRepo.Clone = append(localRepo.Clone, url)
-			localRepo.Relays = append(localRepo.Relays, graspRelayURL)
-		}
-		for _, maintainer := range localConfig.Maintainers {
-			if pk, err := parsePubKey(maintainer); err == nil {
-				localRepo.Maintainers = append(localRepo.Maintainers, pk)
-			} else {
-				log(color.YellowString("invalid maintainer pubkey '%s': %v\n", maintainer, err))
-			}
-		}
-
-		// these are the relays where we'll publish the announcement to
-		relays := append(sys.FetchOutboxRelays(ctx, owner, 3), localConfig.GraspServers...)
-		for i := range relays {
-			relays[i] = nostr.NormalizeURL(relays[i])
-		}
-
-		// fetch repository announcement (30617) events
-		oks := make([]bool, len(relays))
-		var repo nip34.Repository
-		results := sys.Pool.FetchMany(ctx, relays, nostr.Filter{
-			Kinds: []nostr.Kind{30617},
-			Tags: nostr.TagMap{
-				"d": []string{localConfig.Identifier},
-			},
-			Limit: 1,
-		}, nostr.SubscriptionOptions{
-			Label:          "nak-git-announce",
-			CheckDuplicate: func(id nostr.ID, relay string) bool { return false }, // get the same event from multiple relays
-		})
-		for ie := range results {
-			repo = nip34.ParseRepository(ie.Event)
-
-			// check if this is ok or the announcement in this relay needs to be updated
-			if repo.Equals(localRepo) {
-				relayIdx := slices.Index(relays, ie.Relay.URL)
-				oks[relayIdx] = true
-			}
-		}
-
-		// publish repository announcement if needed
-		if slices.Contains(oks, false) {
-			announcementEvent := localRepo.ToEvent()
-			if err := kr.SignEvent(ctx, &announcementEvent); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to sign announcement event: %w", err)
-			}
-
-			targets := make([]string, 0, len(oks))
-			for i, ok := range oks {
-				if !ok {
-					targets = append(targets, relays[i])
-				}
-			}
-			log("- publishing repository announcement to " + color.CyanString("%v", targets) + "\n")
-			for res := range sys.Pool.PublishMany(ctx, targets, announcementEvent) {
-				if res.Error != nil {
-					log("! error publishing announcement to relay %s: %v\n", color.YellowString(res.RelayURL), res.Error)
-				} else {
-					log("> published announcement to relay %s\n", color.GreenString(res.RelayURL))
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		return nil
-	},
-}
-
 var gitSync = &cli.Command{
 	Name:  "sync",
 	Usage: "sync repository with relays",