diff --git a/.github/workflows/cron_latest_libraries.yml b/.github/workflows/cron_latest_libraries.yml
index c3c16af664..c9b8c990fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cron_latest_libraries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cron_latest_libraries.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ jobs:
           FILE="cmake/package-lock.cmake"
           sed -i -E 's@(set \(SEQAN3_\S+_VERSION )[^\)]+\)@\1main)@g' $FILE
           sed -i -E 's@VERSION( \$\{SEQAN3_\S+_VERSION\})@GIT_TAG\1@g' $FILE
+          sed -i -E '/GIT_TAG seqan-v/d' $FILE
           sed -i -E 's@SEQAN3_CEREAL_VERSION main@SEQAN3_CEREAL_VERSION master@g' $FILE
           cat $FILE