diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 618fc83..fe54909 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 10
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
-      - run: sed -i -E 's/"version"\s*:\s*"(v?).+?"\s*(,?)$/"version": "${{ github.event.release.name }}"/' package.json
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm publish
         env: