diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cf330a25db..44ff29bfeb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=kubernetes-sigs/kustomize
 KUSTOMIZE_VERSION?=v5.1.1
-# renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=helm/helm
-HELM_VERSION ?= v3.12.2
 CHART_APPVERSION ?= v0.8.1 # x-release-please-version
 
 # renovate: datasource=docker depName=cytopia/yamllint