diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index c9ea4cd..eea90dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@ jobs:
           git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git checkout -b ${BRANCH}
           git push -u origin ${BRANCH}
-          sed -i "s/var builtAppVersion = \".*\"/var builtAppVersion = \"${REF:11}\"/" ota.go
-          git add ota.go
-          git commit -m "bump version for release"
-          git push
 
       - name: Create Release
         id: create_release