diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 471668d..9755a22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -43,22 +43,6 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ steps.app.outputs.token || github.token }}
           config-file: release-please-config.json
           manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
-      # release-please bumps the CITATION.cff version (extra-files) but has no updater for dates: this step sets
-      # date-released to the day of the run on the Release PR's branch, so the merged Release PR carries its own date.
-      - name: Date CITATION.cff on the Release PR
-        if: steps.release.outputs.pr
-        run: |
-          branch=$(jq -r .headBranchName <<<"$PR")
-          git clone --quiet --depth 1 --branch "$branch" "https://x-access-token:${GH_TOKEN}@github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git" release-pr
-          cd release-pr
-          sed -i -E "s/^date-released: \"[0-9-]+\"/date-released: \"$(date -u +%F)\"/" CITATION.cff
-          if git diff --quiet; then exit 0; fi
-          git -c user.name="github-actions[bot]" -c user.email="41898283+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com" \
-            commit --quiet -am "chore: date CITATION.cff for the release"
-          git push --quiet origin "HEAD:$branch"
-        env:
-          PR: ${{ steps.release.outputs.pr }}
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app.outputs.token || github.token }}
       - name: Run CI on the Release PR
         if: steps.release.outputs.pr && steps.app.outputs.token == ''
         run: gh workflow run ci.yml --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" --ref "$(jq -r .headBranchName <<<"$PR")"
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 83e7214..306e87e 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ authors:
   - family-names: Lobpreis
     given-names: Paul
 version: "0.11.0" # x-release-please-version
-date-released: "2026-10-22"
+date-released: "2026-10-22" # x-release-please-date
 license: GPL-3.0-only
 repository-code: "https://github.com/mac4DSTEM/FormatoKit"
 keywords: