diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please-beta.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please-beta.yml
index 5db96823..a6356d91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please-beta.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please-beta.yml
@@ -35,38 +35,3 @@ jobs:
           echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "Docker images will be built and tagged with this beta version." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
-  # Sync version to package.json files after release
-  sync-versions:
-    needs: release-please
-    if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: beta
-
-      - name: Update package.json versions
-        run: |
-          VERSION="${{ needs.release-please.outputs.version }}"
-          echo "Updating package.json files to version $VERSION"
-
-          # Update backend package.json
-          cd backend
-          npm version $VERSION --no-git-tag-version --allow-same-version
-          cd ..
-
-          # Update frontend package.json
-          cd frontend
-          npm version $VERSION --no-git-tag-version --allow-same-version
-          cd ..
-
-      - name: Commit version updates
-        run: |
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git add backend/package.json frontend/package.json
-          git diff --staged --quiet || git commit -m "chore: sync package.json versions to ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.version }}"
-          git push
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index b5973685..f7a148f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -34,38 +34,3 @@ jobs:
           echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "Docker images will be built and tagged with this version." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
-  # Sync version to package.json files after release
-  sync-versions:
-    needs: release-please
-    if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: main
-
-      - name: Update package.json versions
-        run: |
-          VERSION="${{ needs.release-please.outputs.version }}"
-          echo "Updating package.json files to version $VERSION"
-
-          # Update backend package.json
-          cd backend
-          npm version $VERSION --no-git-tag-version --allow-same-version
-          cd ..
-
-          # Update frontend package.json
-          cd frontend
-          npm version $VERSION --no-git-tag-version --allow-same-version
-          cd ..
-
-      - name: Commit version updates
-        run: |
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git add backend/package.json frontend/package.json
-          git diff --staged --quiet || git commit -m "chore: sync package.json versions to ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.version }}"
-          git push
diff --git a/release-please-config-beta.json b/release-please-config-beta.json
index 8cff4c7f..3e739ccf 100644
--- a/release-please-config-beta.json
+++ b/release-please-config-beta.json
@@ -24,7 +24,18 @@
     ".": {
       "release-type": "simple",
       "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
-      "extra-files": []
+      "extra-files": [
+        {
+          "type": "json",
+          "path": "backend/package.json",
+          "jsonpath": "$.version"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "json",
+          "path": "frontend/package.json",
+          "jsonpath": "$.version"
+        }
+      ]
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index f8d91885..124f25fe 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -22,7 +22,18 @@
     ".": {
       "release-type": "simple",
       "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
-      "extra-files": []
+      "extra-files": [
+        {
+          "type": "json",
+          "path": "backend/package.json",
+          "jsonpath": "$.version"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "json",
+          "path": "frontend/package.json",
+          "jsonpath": "$.version"
+        }
+      ]
     }
   }
 }