diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-branch.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-branch.yaml
index 6d4b420f1..4733977a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-branch.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-branch.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Compute the new minor RC
         id: next
         run: |
-          CURRENT_VERSION="$(cargo metadata --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[] | select(.name == "mas-cli") | .version')"
+          CURRENT_VERSION="$(cargo metadata --format-version 1 --no-deps | jq -r '.packages[] | select(.name == "mas-cli") | .version')"
           NEXT_VERSION="$(npx --yes semver@7.5.4 -i preminor --preid rc "${CURRENT_VERSION}")"
           # compute the short minor version, e.g. 0.1.0-rc.1 -> 0.1
           SHORT_VERSION="$(echo "${NEXT_VERSION}" | cut -d. -f1-2)"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-bump.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-bump.yaml
index b2ee17d80..841893d50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-bump.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-bump.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Extract the current version
         id: current
-        run: echo "version=$(cargo metadata --format-version 1 | jq -r '.packages[] | select(.name == "mas-cli") | .version')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        run: echo "version=$(cargo metadata --format-version 1 --no-deps | jq -r '.packages[] | select(.name == "mas-cli") | .version')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Compute the new minor RC
         id: next