diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d074c8f1c..15c1d951d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ jobs:
       dry_run: ${{ steps.dry_run.outputs.dry_run }}
       mas_version: ${{ steps.mas_version.outputs.mas_version }}
       release_branch: ${{ steps.release_branch.outputs.release_branch }}
-      release_commit: ${{ steps.release_commit.outputs.release_commit }}
     steps:
       # Logs event details and sets `DRY_RUN` env var
       # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-commands-for-github-actions#setting-an-environment-variable
@@ -44,10 +43,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "RELEASE_BRANCH=releases/release-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-      - id: release_commit
-        run: |
-          echo "RELEASE_COMMIT=${{ github.event.release.target_commitish }}" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
   prepare-release:
     runs-on: macos-14
     needs: [start]
@@ -71,9 +66,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🔖 Update version
         env:
           MAS_VERSION: ${{ needs.start.outputs.mas_version }}
-          RELEASE_COMMIT: ${{ needs.start.outputs.release_commit }}
         run: |
-          script/version_bump "${MAS_VERSION}" "${RELEASE_COMMIT}"
+          script/version_bump "${MAS_VERSION}"
 
       - name: 💾 Commit changes
         env: