diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-update-java-operator-plugins.yml b/.github/workflows/release-update-java-operator-plugins.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 01aa0709..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release-update-java-operator-plugins.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-name: Update java-operator-plugins
-
-on:
-  workflow_call:
-    inputs:
-      qosdk-version:
-        type: string
-        required: true
-      quarkus-version:
-        type: string
-        required: true
-    secrets: 
-      qosdk-bot-token:
-        required: true
-jobs:
-  update-java-operator-plugins:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          repository: operator-framework/java-operator-plugins
-
-      - name: Update QOSDK version to ${{inputs.qosdk-version}} in java-operator-plugins
-        run: |
-          sed -i -e 's|<quarkus-sdk.version>.*</quarkus-sdk.version>|<quarkus-sdk.version>${{inputs.qosdk-version}}</quarkus-sdk.version>|' $(pwd)/pkg/quarkus/v1beta/scaffolds/internal/templates/pomxml.go
-          sed -i -e 's|<quarkus-sdk.version>.*</quarkus-sdk.version>|<quarkus-sdk.version>${{inputs.qosdk-version}}</quarkus-sdk.version>|' $(pwd)/testdata/quarkus/memcached-quarkus-operator/pom.xml
-          
-          echo "Using Quarkus ${{ inputs.quarkus-version }}"
-          ./mvnw versions:set-property -Dproperty=quarkus.version -DnewVersion=${{inputs.quarkus-version}} -f ./testdata/quarkus/memcached-quarkus-operator/pom.xml versions:commit
-          sed -i -e 's|<quarkus.version>.*</quarkus.version>|<quarkus.version>${{inputs.quarkus-version}}</quarkus.version>|' $(pwd)/pkg/quarkus/v1beta/scaffolds/internal/templates/pomxml.go
-
-      - name: Create java-operator-plugins pull request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
-        id: jop-pr
-        with:
-          title: "feat: update QOSDK to ${{inputs.qosdk-version}}"
-          commit-message: "feat: update QOSDK to ${{inputs.qosdk-version}}"
-          committer: metacosm <metacosm@users.noreply.github.com>
-          author: metacosm <metacosm@users.noreply.github.com>
-          branch: qosdk-release-${{inputs.qosdk-version}}
-          token: ${{ secrets.qosdk-bot-token }}
-          push-to-fork: qosdk-bot/java-operator-plugins
-          delete-branch: true
-
-      - name: Check java-operator-plugins PR
-        if: ${{ steps.jop-pr.outputs.pull-request-number }}
-        run: |
-          echo "Pull Request Number - ${{ steps.jop-pr.outputs.pull-request-number }}"
-          echo "Pull Request URL - ${{ steps.jop-pr.outputs.pull-request-url }}"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9be2cc54..8b795193 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -112,18 +112,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Push tags
         run: git push && git push --tags
 
-  update-java-plugins:
-    needs:
-      - release
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/release-update-java-operator-plugins.yml
-#    only update java-operator-plugins if we are releasing the latest version of QOSDK
-    if: "${{ needs.release.outputs.released && needs.release.outputs.needs-quarkus-platform-main-pr == 'true' }}"
-    with:
-      qosdk-version: ${{needs.release.outputs.qosdk-version}}
-      quarkus-version: ${{needs.release.outputs.quarkus-version}}
-    secrets:
-      qosdk-bot-token: ${{ secrets.QOSDK_BOT_TOKEN }}
-
   update-quarkus-platform:
     needs:
       - release