diff --git a/.patch-version b/.patch-version
deleted file mode 100644
index 410b14d2c..000000000
--- a/.patch-version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-25
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deploy/update_version.js b/deploy/update_version.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 81ac7919c..000000000
--- a/deploy/update_version.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-const path = require('path');
-const fs = require('fs');
-
-const ROOT_PATH = `${path.dirname(__filename)}/..`;
-const PATCH_VERSION_PATH = `${ROOT_PATH}/.patch-version`;
-const PACKAGE_JSON_PATH = `${ROOT_PATH}/package.json`;
-const VERSION_TXT_PATH = `${ROOT_PATH}/public/version.txt`;
-
-// This patch value is used to override the one from package.json
-const currentPatch = fs.existsSync(PATCH_VERSION_PATH) ? Number(fs.readFileSync(PATCH_VERSION_PATH, 'utf-8')) : -1;
-const packageJsonContent = fs.readFileSync(PACKAGE_JSON_PATH, 'utf-8');
-const currentVersion = JSON.parse(packageJsonContent).version;
-const [major, minor] = currentVersion.split('.');
-
-const newPatch = currentPatch + 1;
-const newVersion = [major, minor, newPatch].join('.');
-const newPackageJsonContent = packageJsonContent.replace(`"version": "${currentVersion}"`, `"version": "${newVersion}"`);
-
-fs.writeFileSync(PATCH_VERSION_PATH, String(newPatch), 'utf-8');
-fs.writeFileSync(PACKAGE_JSON_PATH, newPackageJsonContent, 'utf-8');
-fs.writeFileSync(VERSION_TXT_PATH, newVersion, 'utf-8');
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 491eaec18..926bac6d6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,14 +10,13 @@
     "build:staging": "cross-env APP_ENV=staging npm run build:dev",
     "build:mocked": "cross-env APP_ENV=test APP_MOCKED_CLIENT=1 npm run build:dev",
     "build:production": "webpack && bash ./deploy/copy_to_dist.sh",
-    "web:release:production": "npm run update_version && npm i && npm run build:production && git add -A && git commit -a -m '[Build]' --no-verify && git push",
+    "web:release:production": "npm i && npm run build:production && git add -A && git commit -a -m '[Build]' --no-verify && git push",
     "electron:dev": "npm run electron:webpack && IS_ELECTRON_BUILD=true concurrently -n main,renderer,electron \"npm run electron:webpack -- --watch\" \"npm run dev\" \"electronmon dist/electron\"",
     "electron:webpack": "cross-env APP_ENV=$ENV webpack --config ./webpack-electron.config.ts",
     "electron:build": "IS_ELECTRON_BUILD=true npm run build:$ENV && electron-builder install-app-deps && electron-rebuild && ENV=$ENV npm run electron:webpack",
     "electron:package": "npm run electron:build && npx rimraf dist-electron && electron-builder build --win --mac --linux --config src/electron/config.yml",
     "electron:package:staging": "ENV=staging npm run electron:package -- -p never",
     "electron:release:production": "ENV=production npm run electron:package -- -p always",
-    "update_version": "node ./deploy/update_version.js",
     "telegraph:update_changelog": "node ./dev/telegraphChangelog.js",
     "check": "tsc && stylelint \"**/*.{css,scss}\" && eslint . --ext .ts,.tsx,.js --ignore-pattern src/lib/gramjs",
     "check:fix": "npm run check -- --fix",
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@
     "statoscope:validate-diff": "statoscope validate --input input.json --reference reference.json",
     "prepare": "husky install",
     "postinstall": "(cd dev/eslint-multitab && npm i)",
-    "postversion": "rm -rf .patch-version && npm run update_version"
+    "postversion": "echo $(node -p \"require('./package.json').version\") > public/version.txt && git commit --amend --no-verify --no-edit public/version.txt"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": "^18 || ^20",