diff --git a/.github/scripts/split_spec.sh b/.github/scripts/split_spec.sh
index e541b20775..3f348be4b9 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/split_spec.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/split_spec.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -eou pipefail
 
 echo "Running FOAS CLI versions command"
-foascli versions -s openapi-foas.json -o ./openapi/v2/versions.json --env "${target_env:?}" --stability-level stable  --stability-level preview --stability-level upcoming
+foascli versions -s openapi-foas.json -o ./openapi/v2/versions.json --env "${target_env:?}" --stability-level stable  --stability-level preview
 
 echo "Running FOAS CLI split command with the following --env=${target_env:?} and -o=./openapi/v2/openapi.json"
 
diff --git a/tools/cli/internal/cli/changelog/metadata/create.go b/tools/cli/internal/cli/changelog/metadata/create.go
index d87ac67b28..a7991d98a0 100644
--- a/tools/cli/internal/cli/changelog/metadata/create.go
+++ b/tools/cli/internal/cli/changelog/metadata/create.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package metadata
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mongodb/openapi/tools/cli/internal/changelog"
@@ -72,9 +71,6 @@ func (o *Opts) PreRun() error {
 	}
 
 	for _, version := range o.versions {
-		if strings.Contains(version, ".upcoming") {
-			continue
-		}
 		if _, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", version); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("invalid version date: %w. Make sure to use the format YYYY-MM-DD", err)
 		}
diff --git a/tools/cli/internal/cli/changelog/metadata/create_test.go b/tools/cli/internal/cli/changelog/metadata/create_test.go
index d8b7ddae34..15d2eeccdb 100644
--- a/tools/cli/internal/cli/changelog/metadata/create_test.go
+++ b/tools/cli/internal/cli/changelog/metadata/create_test.go
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ func TestCreateBuild_Run(t *testing.T) {
 	opts := &Opts{
 		specRevision: "11110c256dffdb163be71a3ca70854a57fad5f6f",
 		runDate:      "2024-01-01",
-		versions:     []string{"2024-01-01", "2024-01-01.upcoming"},
+		versions:     []string{"2024-01-01"},
 		fs:           fs,
 	}
+
 	require.NoError(t, opts.Run())
 }
 
@@ -46,18 +47,6 @@ func TestCreateBuild_PreRun_InvalidVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	require.ErrorContains(t, opts.PreRun(), "invalid version date")
 }
 
-func TestCreateBuild_PreRun_upcomingAPI(t *testing.T) {
-	fs := afero.NewMemMapFs()
-	opts := &Opts{
-		specRevision: "test",
-		runDate:      "2024-01-01",
-		versions:     []string{"2024-01-01", "2024-01-01.upcoming"},
-		fs:           fs,
-	}
-
-	require.NoError(t, opts.PreRun())
-}
-
 func TestCreateBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 	test.CmdValidator(
 		t,