diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yaml b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
index 73f1911..9008749 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: test
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/next'
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 20
       - run: npm ci
-      - name: Sync next branch
-        run: sh sync.sh
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ADOBE_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - run: npm run semantic-release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ADOBE_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.releaserc.cjs b/.releaserc.cjs
index 12b208b..81a9fb7 100644
--- a/.releaserc.cjs
+++ b/.releaserc.cjs
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ module.exports = {
       "publishCmd": "./publish.sh ${nextRelease.version} ${nextRelease.type}"
     }],
   ],
-  branches: ["main", "next"],
+  branches: ["main"],
 };
diff --git a/sync.sh b/sync.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 09dafa1..0000000
--- a/sync.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# set identity
-git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-
-git remote add token-authed-github https://${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/adobe/aem-lib
-
-# go to target branch
-git checkout next
-# pull all changes from main
-git merge --no-ff --no-commit main
-# reset some files
-git checkout HEAD package.json package-lock.json CHANGELOG.md
-# commit changes
-git commit -m "chore: sync with main"
-# push changes
-git push token-authed-github next
-git checkout main