diff --git a/.github/workflows/version.yml b/.github/workflows/version.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 78d34db46..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/version.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-name: Bump version
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 0 * * *'
-
-jobs:
-  bump-version:
-    if: github.repository == 'YosysHQ/Yosys'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          submodules: true
-          persist-credentials: false
-      - name: Take last commit
-        id: log
-        run: echo "message=$(git log --no-merges -1 --oneline)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - name: Bump version
-        if: ${{ !contains(steps.log.outputs.message, 'Bump version') }}
-        run: |
-          make bumpversion
-          git config --local user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git add Makefile
-          git commit -m "Bump version"
-      - name: Push changes # push the output folder to your repo
-        if: ${{ !contains(steps.log.outputs.message, 'Bump version') }}
-        uses: ad-m/github-push-action@master
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 28ee48ef9..589a41dbb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -161,7 +161,19 @@ ifeq ($(OS), Haiku)
 CXXFLAGS += -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE
 endif
 
-YOSYS_VER := 0.62+55
+YOSYS_VER := 0.62
+
+ifneq (, $(shell command -v git 2>/dev/null))
+ifneq (, $(shell git rev-parse --git-dir 2>/dev/null))
+    GIT_COMMIT_COUNT := $(shell git rev-list --count $(shell git describe --tags --abbrev=0)..HEAD 2>/dev/null)
+    ifneq ($(GIT_COMMIT_COUNT),0)
+        YOSYS_VER := $(YOSYS_VER)+$(GIT_COMMIT_COUNT)
+    endif
+else
+    YOSYS_VER := $(YOSYS_VER)+post
+endif
+endif
+
 YOSYS_MAJOR := $(shell echo $(YOSYS_VER) | cut -d'.' -f1)
 YOSYS_MINOR := $(shell echo $(YOSYS_VER) | cut -d'.' -f2 | cut -d'+' -f1)
 YOSYS_COMMIT := $(shell echo $(YOSYS_VER) | cut -d'+' -f2)
@@ -185,9 +197,6 @@ endif
 
 OBJS = kernel/version_$(GIT_REV).o
 
-bumpversion:
-	sed -i "/^YOSYS_VER := / s/+[0-9][0-9]*$$/+`git log --oneline 7326bb7.. | wc -l`/;" Makefile
-
 ABCMKARGS = CC="$(CXX)" CXX="$(CXX)" ABC_USE_LIBSTDCXX=1 ABC_USE_NAMESPACE=abc VERBOSE=$(Q)
 
 # set ABCEXTERNAL = <abc-command> to use an external ABC instance