diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_please.yml b/.github/workflows/release_please.yml
index 386b643e8..eed69abcc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_please.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ jobs:
           git push origin latest-dev
       - name: Update latest-dev release changelog
         run: |
-          PR=$(echo '${{ steps.release.outputs.pr }}' | jq -r '.number')
           MASTER_Z2M_VERSION=$(cat z2m-master/package.json | jq -r '.version')
           MASTER_ZHC_VERSION=$(cat z2m-master/package.json | jq -r '.dependencies."zigbee-herdsman-converters"')
           MASTER_ZH_VERSION=$(cat z2m-master/package.json | jq -r '.dependencies."zigbee-herdsman"')