diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-hog.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-hog.yml
index 89bed9a7295a0..d2abdf7d2bbee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-hog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-hog.yml
@@ -228,15 +228,13 @@ jobs:
                   HOGVM_VERSION=$(jq -r '.version' common/hogvm/typescript/package.json)
 
                   # Compare dependencies in package.json
-                  MAIN_VERSION=$(jq -r '.dependencies."@posthog/hogvm"' package.json | tr -d '^')
                   PLUGIN_VERSION=$(jq -r '.dependencies."@posthog/hogvm"' plugin-server/package.json | tr -d '^')
 
                   echo "HOGVM_VERSION=$HOGVM_VERSION"
-                  echo "MAIN_VERSION=$MAIN_VERSION"
                   echo "PLUGIN_VERSION=$PLUGIN_VERSION"
 
                   # Set output if mismatches exist
-                  if [[ "$HOGVM_VERSION" != "$MAIN_VERSION" || "$HOGVM_VERSION" != "$PLUGIN_VERSION" ]]; then
+                  if [[ "$HOGVM_VERSION" != "$PLUGIN_VERSION" ]]; then
                       echo "mismatch=true" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
                   else
                       echo "mismatch=false" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
@@ -266,12 +264,6 @@ jobs:
                       fi
                   }
 
-                  # Update main package.json
-                  mv package.json package.old.json
-                  jq --indent 4 '.dependencies."@posthog/hogvm" = "^'$VERSION'"' package.old.json > package.json
-                  rm package.old.json
-                  retry_pnpm_install
-
                   # Update plugin-server/package.json
                   cd plugin-server
                   mv package.json package.old.json
@@ -283,7 +275,7 @@ jobs:
               if: env.mismatch == 'true'
               uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
               with:
-                  add: '["package.json", "pnpm-lock.yaml", "plugin-server/package.json", "plugin-server/pnpm-lock.yaml", "common/hogvm/typescript/package.json"]'
+                  add: '["plugin-server/package.json", "plugin-server/pnpm-lock.yaml", "common/hogvm/typescript/package.json"]'
                   message: 'Update @posthog/hogvm version in package.json'
                   default_author: github_actions
                   github_token: ${{ secrets.POSTHOG_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}