diff --git a/.github/workflows/post-release-push-images.yml b/.github/workflows/post-release-push-images.yml
index 6297df45..d6000b32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/post-release-push-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/post-release-push-images.yml
@@ -16,20 +16,6 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           persist-credentials: true
 
-      - name: Update VERSION file
-        run: echo "${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}" > VERSION
-
-      - name: Commit VERSION file
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
-          git config --global user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
-          git add VERSION
-          git commit -m "Update VERSION file to ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
-          git pull --rebase origin main
-          git push origin HEAD:main
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
       - name: Log in to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/login-action@v2
         with:
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b137891..00000000
--- a/VERSION
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-