diff --git a/ci/release/update-version.sh b/ci/release/update-version.sh
index 2a6e550df..dcd8e85a2 100755
--- a/ci/release/update-version.sh
+++ b/ci/release/update-version.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ echo "${NEXT_FULL_TAG}" > VERSION
 for FILE in .github/workflows/*.yaml; do
   sed_runner "/shared-workflows/ s/@.*/@branch-${NEXT_SHORT_TAG}/g" "${FILE}"
 done
-sed_runner "s/RAPIDS_VERSION_NUMBER=\".*/RAPIDS_VERSION_NUMBER=\"${NEXT_SHORT_TAG}\"/g" ci/build_docs.sh
 
 # .devcontainer files
 find .devcontainer/ -type f -name devcontainer.json -print0 | while IFS= read -r -d '' filename; do