diff --git a/canary.py b/canary.py
index 09ac5c2..7732e82 100644
--- a/canary.py
+++ b/canary.py
@@ -60,15 +60,13 @@ def write_version_file(filename: str, updated_content: list[str], dry_run: bool)
 def git_operations(new_version: str, dry_run: bool) -> None:
     if dry_run:
         print("Dry run: Would execute the following git commands:")
-        print("- git commit -am '[canary] Update VERSION and examples/VERSION'")
+        print("- git commit -am '[canary] Update VERSION'")
         print(f"- git tag {new_version}")
         print("- git push")
         print(f"- git push origin {new_version}")
     else:
-        print("Executing: git commit -am 'Update VERSION and examples/VERSION'")
-        subprocess.run(
-            ["git", "commit", "-am", "[canary] Update VERSION and examples/VERSION"], check=True
-        )
+        print("Executing: git commit -am 'Update VERSION'")
+        subprocess.run(["git", "commit", "-am", "[canary] Update VERSION"], check=True)
 
         print(f"Executing: git tag {new_version}")
         subprocess.run(["git", "tag", new_version], check=True)