diff --git a/xyz b/xyz
index 2bfd62e..407d9b4 100755
--- a/xyz
+++ b/xyz
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ This involves updating the version number in package.json, committing this
 change (along with any staged changes), tagging the commit, pushing to the
 remote git repository, and finally publishing to the public npm registry.
 
-If present, bower.json and component.json are updated along with package.json.
+If present, component.json is updated along with package.json.
 
 Options:
 
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ inc() {
 }
 
 inc package.json
-inc bower.json
 inc component.json
 
 run "git commit --message '$message'"