diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index 3186096..8e4983b 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 version: '3'
 
 vars:
-  VERSIONFILE: version.txt
   RELEASE:
     sh: svu next
   BRANCH:
     sh: git branch --show-current
   COMMIT:
     sh: git rev-parse --short --verify {{.BRANCH}}
-  COMMITMSG: "chore: bump version to {{.RELEASE}}"
 
 tasks:
   release:tag:
@@ -17,16 +15,6 @@ tasks:
       - git tag {{.RELEASE}}
       - git push --tags
 
-  release:file:
-    desc: Update version.txt
-    generates:
-      - version.txt
-    cmds:
-      - echo {{.RELEASE}} >{{.VERSIONFILE}}
-      - git add {{.VERSIONFILE}}
-      - git commit -m "{{.COMMITMSG}}"
-      - git push
-
   release:goreleaser:
     desc: Create a new release with goreleaser
     cmds:
@@ -38,7 +26,6 @@ tasks:
     preconditions:
       - sh: test "{{.BRANCH}}" == "main"
     cmds:
-      - task: release:file
       - task: release:tag
       - task: release:goreleaser