diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yaml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yaml
index d8006e2e..ea77e63d 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yaml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ steps:
       sg release run test --workdir=. --config-from-commit
 
   - label: "(promote) Release: test"
-    if: build.branch =~ /^promote\/release-.*/
+    if: build.branch =~ /^promote\/release-.*/ && build.branch !~ /-update-main$/
     plugins:
       - ssh://git@github.com/sourcegraph/sg-buildkite-plugin.git#main: ~
     command: |
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ steps:
 
       sg release run internal finalize --workdir=. --config-from-commit
   - label: "(promote) Release: finalize"
-    if: build.branch =~ /^promote\/release-.*/
+    if: build.branch =~ /^promote\/release-.*/ && build.branch !~ /-update-main$/
     plugins:
       - ssh://git@github.com/sourcegraph/sg-buildkite-plugin.git#main: ~
     command: |
diff --git a/release.yaml b/release.yaml
index 45107dcb..f633417f 100644
--- a/release.yaml
+++ b/release.yaml
@@ -516,100 +516,3 @@ promoteToPublic:
             echo "Build created, see:"
             echo $body | jq .web_url
           fi
-
-      - name: "update main with latest version"
-        cmd: |
-          set -eu
-          branch="promote/release-{{version}}-update-main"
-          echo "Checking out origin/main"
-          git fetch origin main
-          git switch main
-          echo "Creating branch origin/${branch}"
-          git switch -c "${branch}"
-
-      - name: sg ops:sourcegraph
-        cmd: |
-          set -eu
-          registry=index.docker.io/sourcegraph
-          sg ops update-images \
-            -t {{inputs.server.tag}} \
-            -k helm \
-            --registry "${registry}" \
-            --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME \
-            --docker-password $DOCKER_PASSWORD \
-            charts/sourcegraph/
-
-      - name: sg ops:dind
-        cmd: |
-          set -eu
-          registry=index.docker.io/sourcegraph
-          sg ops update-images \
-            -t {{inputs.server.tag}} \
-            -k helm \
-            --registry "${registry}" \
-            --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME \
-            --docker-password $DOCKER_PASSWORD \
-            charts/sourcegraph-executor/dind/
-
-      - name: sg ops:k8s
-        cmd: |
-          set -eu
-          registry=index.docker.io/sourcegraph
-          sg ops update-images \
-            -t {{inputs.server.tag}} \
-            -k helm \
-            --registry "${registry}" \
-            --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME \
-            --docker-password $DOCKER_PASSWORD \
-            charts/sourcegraph-executor/k8s/
-
-      - name: sg ops:migrator
-        cmd: |
-          set -eu
-          registry=index.docker.io/sourcegraph
-          sg ops update-images \
-            -t {{inputs.server.tag}} \
-            -k helm \
-            --registry "${registry}" \
-            --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME \
-            --docker-password $DOCKER_PASSWORD \
-            charts/sourcegraph-migrator/
-
-      - name: "chart:version"
-        cmd: |
-          comby -matcher ".generic" -in-place "version: \":[~\d+\.\d+\.\d+]\"" 'version: "{{inputs.server.tag}}"' -f charts/sourcegraph/Chart.yaml
-          comby -matcher ".generic" -in-place "version: \":[~\d+\.\d+\.\d+]\"" 'version: "{{inputs.server.tag}}"' -f charts/sourcegraph/examples/subchart/Chart.yaml
-          comby -matcher ".generic" -in-place "version: \":[~\d+\.\d+\.\d+]\"" 'version: "{{inputs.server.tag}}"' -f charts/sourcegraph-executor/dind/Chart.yaml
-          comby -matcher ".generic" -in-place "version: \":[~\d+\.\d+\.\d+]\"" 'version: "{{inputs.server.tag}}"' -f charts/sourcegraph-executor/k8s/Chart.yaml
-          comby -matcher ".generic" -in-place "version: \":[~\d+\.\d+\.\d+]\"" 'version: "{{inputs.server.tag}}"' -f charts/sourcegraph-migrator/Chart.yaml
-
-      - name: "chart:appVersion"
-        cmd: |
-          comby -matcher ".generic" -in-place "appVersion: \":[~\d+\.\d+\.\d+]\"" 'appVersion: "{{inputs.server.tag}}"' -f charts/sourcegraph/Chart.yaml
-          comby -matcher ".generic" -in-place "appVersion: \":[~\d+\.\d+\.\d+]\"" 'appVersion: "{{inputs.server.tag}}"' -f charts/sourcegraph-executor/dind/Chart.yaml
-          comby -matcher ".generic" -in-place "appVersion: \":[~\d+\.\d+\.\d+]\"" 'appVersion: "{{inputs.server.tag}}"' -f charts/sourcegraph-executor/k8s/Chart.yaml
-          comby -matcher ".generic" -in-place "appVersion: \":[~\d+\.\d+\.\d+]\"" 'appVersion: "{{inputs.server.tag}}"' -f charts/sourcegraph-migrator/Chart.yaml
-
-      - name: "update helm docs"
-        cmd: ./scripts/helm-docs.sh
-
-      - name: "git:commit"
-        cmd: |
-          set -eu
-          branch="promote/release-{{version}}-update-main"
-
-          git commit -am "prep update main: {{version}}" -m 'update main with latest release'
-          git push origin "${branch}"
-
-      - name: "github:pr"
-        cmd: |
-          set -eu
-          # Create PR to merge release updates into main branch
-          gh pr create \
-            --fill \
-            --draft \
-            --base main \
-            --title "Update main: build {{version}}" \
-            --body "Test plan: automated release PR, CI will perform additional checks"
-          echo "🚢 Please check the associated CI build to ensure the process completed".
-