diff --git a/.github/release-please-config.json b/.github/release-please-config.json
index 05f7dc1c..cfe9f42a 100644
--- a/.github/release-please-config.json
+++ b/.github/release-please-config.json
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@
                     "path": "conformance/pom.xml",
                     "xpath": "//*[local-name()='artifactId' and text()='conformance']/parent::*/*[local-name()='version']"
                 },
-                {
-                    "type": "xml",
-                    "path": "conformance/pom.xml",
-                    "xpath": "//*[local-name()='artifactId' and text()='function-maven-plugin']/parent::*/*[local-name()='version']" 
-                },
                 {
                     "type": "xml",
                     "path": "testfunction/pom.xml",