diff --git a/mise.toml b/mise.toml
index 2932c0ff56..82f024547d 100644
--- a/mise.toml
+++ b/mise.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ bun = "1.1.42"
 cargo-binstall = "1.10.17"
 "cargo:cargo-edit" = "latest"
 "cargo:cargo-insta" = "latest"
-"cargo:cargo-show" = { version = "latest", os = ["linux", "macos"] }
 "cargo:git-cliff" = "latest"
 "cargo:toml-cli" = "latest"
 "cargo:usage-cli" = { version = "latest", os = ["linux", "macos"] }
diff --git a/xtasks/release-plz b/xtasks/release-plz
index 74ebbc5fd6..f7df657bb0 100755
--- a/xtasks/release-plz
+++ b/xtasks/release-plz
@@ -4,11 +4,8 @@ set -euxo pipefail
 git config user.name mise-en-dev
 git config user.email release@mise.jdx.dev
 
-mise uninstall cargo:cargo-show
-cargo install cargo-show
-
 cur_version="$(cargo pkgid mise | cut -d# -f2)"
-if ! cargo show mise --json | jq -r '.versions.[].num' | grep -q "^$cur_version$"; then
+if ! "cargo info mise | grep 'version:' | head -n1 | awk '{print \$2}'" | grep -q "^$cur_version$"; then
   echo "Releasing $cur_version"
   cargo publish
   changelog="$(git cliff --tag "v$cur_version" --strip all --unreleased)"