diff --git a/.github/workflows/updateRelease.yml b/.github/workflows/updateRelease.yml
index e8786488c0a..e67d785b3db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/updateRelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/updateRelease.yml
@@ -26,17 +26,6 @@ jobs:
           mvn -U -Pbuild-individual-bundles -ntp
           org.eclipse.tycho:tycho-versions-plugin:set-version -DnewVersion=${{ github.event.milestone.title }}.0-SNAPSHOT
           org.eclipse.tycho:tycho-versions-plugin:set-parent-version -DnewParentVersion=${{ github.event.milestone.title }}.0-SNAPSHOT
-    - name: Build and Bump Versions
-      uses: Wandalen/wretry.action@6feedb7dedadeb826de0f45ff482b53b379a7844 # master
-      with:
-        attempt_delay: 120000
-        attempt_limit: 10
-        command: >-
-            mvn -U -Pbuild-individual-bundles -ntp
-            clean verify
-            -DskipTests
-            -Dcompare-version-with-baselines.skip=false
-            org.eclipse.tycho:tycho-versions-plugin:bump-versions -Dtycho.bump-versions.increment=100
     - name: Create Pull Request for Release ${{ github.event.milestone.title }}
       uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@5e914681df9dc83aa4e4905692ca88beb2f9e91f # v7.0.5
       with:
diff --git a/eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml b/eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml
index 95f61f22171..cef91c2d4e0 100644
--- a/eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml
@@ -775,32 +775,6 @@
        </repository>
      </repositories>
    </profile>
-   <profile>
-      <!-- This provile enables automatic version bumps when running the build -->
-      <id>vb</id>
-      <properties>
-          <compare-version-with-baselines.skip>false</compare-version-with-baselines.skip>
-      </properties>
-       <build>
-        <plugins>
-          <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
-            <artifactId>tycho-versions-plugin</artifactId>
-             <executions>
-              <execution>
-                <id>bump</id>
-                <goals>
-                  <goal>bump-versions</goal>
-                </goals>
-                <configuration>
-                    <increment>100</increment>
-                </configuration>
-              </execution>
-            </executions>
-          </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-       </build>
-   </profile>
    <profile>
       <id>build-individual-bundles</id>
       <activation>