diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-preprod.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-preprod.yml
index 57e2504ded..6ce1697d3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-preprod.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-preprod.yml
@@ -16,12 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get the latest budibase release version
         id: version
         run: |
-          if [ -z "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" ]; then
-            git pull
-            release_version=$(cat lerna.json | jq -r '.version')
-          else
-            release_version=${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
-          fi
+          release_version=$(cat lerna.json | jq -r '.version')
           echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$release_version" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Configure AWS Credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-master.yml b/.github/workflows/release-master.yml
index 7cf2f99d9f..8f371a2481 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-master.yml
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get the latest budibase release version
         id: version
         run: |
-          git pull
           release_version=$(cat lerna.json | jq -r '.version')
           echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$release_version" >> $GITHUB_ENV