diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-push-main.yml b/.github/workflows/on-push-main.yml
index 5ad3e9a..9bf1454 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-push-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-push-main.yml
@@ -34,40 +34,10 @@ jobs:
           config-file: release-please-config.json
           manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
 
-  # Sync VERSION file with release tag.
-  # This ensures the VERSION file is updated before the release build is triggered,
-  # so binaries built from the release have the correct version number.
-  sync-version:
-    name: Sync VERSION File
-    needs: release-please
-    if: needs.release-please.outputs.release_created == 'true'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.REPO_WRITE_PACKAGES_PAT }}
-
-      - name: Update VERSION file
-        run: |
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-
-          # Pull latest changes (release commit) before modifying VERSION
-          git pull --rebase origin main
-
-          VERSION="${{ needs.release-please.outputs.tag_name }}"
-          VERSION="${VERSION#v}"  # Strip 'v' prefix
-          echo "$VERSION" > VERSION
-
-          git add VERSION
-          git commit -m "chore: sync VERSION file with release $VERSION"
-          git push
-
   # Trigger release workflow after successful release
   trigger-release:
     name: Trigger Release Build
-    needs: [release-please, sync-version]
+    needs: release-please
     if: needs.release-please.outputs.release_created == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 4c580a4..b7a06ce 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -4,11 +4,8 @@
       "release-type": "simple",
       "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
       "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
+      "version-file": "VERSION",
       "extra-files": [
-        {
-          "type": "generic",
-          "path": "VERSION"
-        },
         {
           "type": "toml",
           "path": "Cargo.toml",