diff --git a/.github/workflows/_package-directory.yml b/.github/workflows/_package-directory.yml
index bbfc9123..d10e9758 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_package-directory.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_package-directory.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ on:
             directory:
                 description: "The root directory of the package"
                 value: ${{ jobs.package.outputs.directory }}
-            version-file:
-                description: "The path to the version file of the package"
-                value: ${{ jobs.package.outputs.version-file }}
 
 defaults:
     run:
@@ -24,17 +21,13 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ${{ vars.DEFAULT_RUNNER }}
         outputs:
             directory: ${{ steps.package.outputs.directory }}
-            version-file: ${{ steps.package.outputs.version-file }}
         steps:
         -   id: package
             run: |
                 if [[ ${{ inputs.package }} == "dbt-adapters" ]]
                 then
                     directory=""
-                    version_file="./dbt/adapters/__about__.py"
                 else
                     directory="${{ inputs.package }}/"
-                    version_file="./src/dbt/adapters/$(cut -c 5- ${{ inputs.package }})/__version__.py"
                 fi
                 echo "directory=$directory" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-                echo "version-file=version_file" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_publish-internal.yml b/.github/workflows/_publish-internal.yml
index a24971ff..42fb6290 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_publish-internal.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_publish-internal.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
                 versions_published: ${{ steps.published.outputs.versions }}
         -   run: |
                 VERSION=${{ steps.next.outputs.internal_release_version }}+$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-                tee <<< "version = \"$VERSION\"" ${{ needs.package.outputs.version-file }}
+                tee <<< "version = \"$VERSION\"" ./src/dbt/adapters/$(cut -c 5- ${{ inputs.package }})/__version__.py
             working-directory: ./${{ needs.package.outputs.directory }}
         -   run: sed -i "/dbt-core[<>~=]/d" ./pyproject.toml
             working-directory: ./${{ needs.package.outputs.directory }}
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d84f35f8..0c03b341 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ code-quality = "pre-commit run --all-files"
 unit-tests = "python -m pytest {args:tests/unit}"
 workflow-code-quality = "gh workflow run _code-quality.yml --ref $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD) -f branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"
 workflow-generate-changelog = "gh workflow run _generate-changelog.yml --ref $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD) -f package=dbt-adapters -f merge=false -f branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"
-workflow-publish-internal = "gh workflow run _publish-internal.yml --ref $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD) -f package=dbt-adapters -f deploy-to=test -f branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"
 workflow-publish-pypi = "gh workflow run _publish-pypi.yml --ref $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD) -f package=dbt-adapters -f deploy-to=test -f branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"
 workflow-unit-tests = "gh workflow run _unit-tests.yml --ref $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD) -f package=dbt-adapters -f branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"
 workflow-verify-build = "gh workflow run _verify-build.yml --ref $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD) -f package=dbt-adapters -f branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"