diff --git a/.changeset/fluffy-jeans-cheat.md b/.changeset/fluffy-jeans-cheat.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a845151cc840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fluffy-jeans-cheat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+---
diff --git a/.github/workflows/autofix.yml b/.github/workflows/autofix.yml
index ce63283e0678..bf93c0040cc9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autofix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autofix.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ on:
       - "Cargo.lock"
       - "rust-toolchain.toml"
       - "rustfmt.toml"
-      # Needed for auto fixing rule versions
-      - "packages/@biomejs/biome/package.json"
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
@@ -55,19 +53,3 @@ jobs:
           taplo format
 
       - uses: autofix-ci/action@635ffb0c9798bd160680f18fd73371e355b85f27
-  autofix-rule-versions:
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-24.04-arm-4
-    if: "github.event.pull_request.title == 'ci: release'"
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@08eba0b27e820071cde6df949e0beb9ba4906955 # v4.3.0
-
-      - run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install ripgrep
-
-      - name: Update rule versions
-        run: |
-          scripts/update-next-version.sh --replace "$(jq --raw-output .version packages/@biomejs/biome/package.json)"
-
-      - uses: autofix-ci/action@635ffb0c9798bd160680f18fd73371e355b85f27
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f64f1f7f496e..6f9167b8610f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
+      - name: Update rule version metadata
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y ripgrep
+          pnpm exec changeset status --output="changeset_status.json"
+          NEW_VERSION=$(jq -r '.releases[] | select(.name=="@biomejs/biome") | .newVersion' changeset_status.json)
+          rm changeset_status.json
+          if [ -z "$NEW_VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "No new @biomejs/biome version detected; skipping rule version metadata update."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          scripts/update-next-version.sh --replace "$NEW_VERSION"
+
       - name: Create Release Pull Request
         id: changesets-action
         uses: changesets/action@e0145edc7d9d8679003495b11f87bd8ef63c0cba # v1.5.3
@@ -275,7 +288,6 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@a7487c7e89a18df4991f7f222e4898a00d66ddda # v4.1.0
-
       - name: Compile backends
         run: |
           pnpm --filter @biomejs/js-api run build:wasm-bundler
@@ -329,7 +341,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version: 20.19.4
-          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
 
       - name: Install pnpm
         run: |
@@ -412,7 +424,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version: 20.19.4
-          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
 
       - name: Install pnpm
         run: |