diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 97a12a83ce9b..a115f13af498 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -70,35 +70,3 @@ jobs:
           out-file-path: "release-packages"
 
       - run: npm run publish:docker
-
-  repo:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write # To push the branch.
-      pull-requests: write # To open the PR.
-    env:
-      GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-      TAG: ${{ inputs.version || github.ref_name }}
-    needs: docker
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Set version to tag without leading v
-        run: |
-          echo "VERSION=${TAG#v}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v6
-
-      - run: ./ci/build/update-repo.sh
-
-      - name: Open PR
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config --global user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git checkout -b "helm/$VERSION"
-          git add .
-          git commit -m "Update Helm chart and changelog with $VERSION"
-          git push -u origin "$(git branch --show)"
-          gh pr create \
-            --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
-            --body-file .cache/checklist \
-            --title "Update Helm chart and changelog with $VERSION"
diff --git a/ci/build/update-repo.sh b/ci/build/update-repo.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 83eb1614c65e..000000000000
--- a/ci/build/update-repo.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -Eeuo pipefail
-
-# Given versions $1 and $2 figure out the first component that is different
-# (major, minor, patch).
-function find_version_diff() {
-  # shellcheck disable=SC2206
-  local a=( ${1//./ } )
-  # shellcheck disable=SC2206
-  local b=( ${2//./ } )
-
-  if [[ ${a[0]} != "${b[0]}" ]] ; then
-    echo major
-  elif [[ ${a[1]} != "${b[1]}" ]] ; then
-    echo minor
-  else
-    echo patch
-  fi
-}
-
-# Bump $1 by the bump type (major, minor, patch) in $2.
-function bump_version() {
-  # shellcheck disable=SC2206
-  local a=( ${1//./ } )
-  case $2 in
-    major)
-      ((a[0]++))
-      a[1]=0
-      a[2]=0
-      ;;
-    minor)
-      ((a[1]++))
-      a[2]=0
-      ;;
-    *)
-      ((a[2]++))
-      ;;
-  esac
-  echo "${a[0]}.${a[1]}.${a[2]}"
-}
-
-function update_helm() {
-  local chart_version
-  chart_version=$(yq .version ci/helm-chart/Chart.yaml)
-  local app_version
-  app_version=$(yq .appVersion ci/helm-chart/Chart.yaml)
-  local image_version
-  image_version=$(yq .image.tag ci/helm-chart/values.yaml)
-
-  local bump_type
-  bump_type=$(find_version_diff "$app_version" "$version")
-  local chart_version_bump
-  chart_version_bump=$(bump_version "$chart_version" "$bump_type")
-
-  # Use sed to replace because yq will reformat.
-  echo "Bumping version from $chart_version to $chart_version_bump..."
-  sed -i.bak "s/^version: $chart_version\$/version: $chart_version_bump/" ci/helm-chart/Chart.yaml
-
-  echo "Bumping app version from $app_version to $version..."
-  sed -i.bak "s/^appVersion: .\+\$/appVersion: $version/" ci/helm-chart/Chart.yaml
-
-  echo "Bumping image version from $image_version to $version..."
-  sed -i.bak "s/^  tag: .\+\$/  tag: '$version'/" ci/helm-chart/values.yaml
-}
-
-function update_changelog() {
-  local date
-  date=$(printf '%(%Y-%m-%d)T\n' -1)
-  local link="${GITHUB_SERVER_URL:-https://github.com}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY:-MotusLabs/code-server}/releases/tag/v$version"
-  sed -i.bak "s|## Unreleased|## Unreleased\n\n## [$version]($link) - $date|" CHANGELOG.md
-}
-
-function main() {
-  cd "$(dirname "${0}")/../.."
-
-  source ./ci/lib.sh
-
-  local version=${VERSION:-$(git describe --tags)}
-  version="${version#v}"
-
-  declare -a steps
-
-  steps+=(
-    "Update Helm chart" "update_helm"
-    "Update changelog" "update_changelog"
-  )
-
-  # Even if a step failed, still output the last checkmark.
-  run-steps "${steps[@]}" || true
-}
-
-main "$@"
diff --git a/docs/MAINTAINING.md b/docs/MAINTAINING.md
index 82643ba71176..2bbfea12bb47 100644
--- a/docs/MAINTAINING.md
+++ b/docs/MAINTAINING.md
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ Most of the work is keeping on top of issues and discussions.
    to a draft release.
 5. Update the resulting draft release with the changelog contents.
 6. Publish the draft release after validating it.
-7. Update the changelog with the release date and bump the Helm chart version
-   once the Docker images have published.
+7. Once the Docker image has published, update the changelog with the release
+   date and bump the Helm chart version by hand. Nothing in CI does this; the
+   chart is not published anywhere, so it only matters if you install from a
+   checkout of this repository.
 
 #### Release Candidates