diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index eb909c9c..969c699f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Please follow these steps to create a new release:
   The bump script will help automate some of the steps below:
    - Suggest a version number based on [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/)
    - Create a release branch from `main`
-   - Update the version in `package.json` , `package-lock.json`, `CHANGELOG.md` and `deploy/deployment.yaml` files
+   - Update the version in `package.json` , `package-lock.json` and `CHANGELOG.md` files
    - Commit the changes
    - Push the release branch to GitHub
 
@@ -162,11 +162,11 @@ Please follow these steps to create a new release:
 1. **Create PR to main**
     - Push the changes to GitHub and create a Pull Request from your release branch into `main`
 
-1. **Release**
+2. **Release**
     - Create a new Github release with the version you decided on earlier
     - Changes will be automatically deployed once the Github release is created
 
-1. **Post-Release**
+3. **Post-Release**
     - Check the publish action to make sure all deployments succeeded
     - Check https://developer.smartbear.com/smartbear-mcp/ to ensure the docs have been updated correctly
 
diff --git a/deploy/deployment.yaml b/deploy/deployment.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index c5eda73a..00000000
--- a/deploy/deployment.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: mcp-production
-  namespace: mcp-server
-spec:
-  replicas: 1
-  revisionHistoryLimit: 3
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      app: mcp-production
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        app: mcp-production
-    spec:
-      containers:
-        - name: mcp
-          image: ghcr.io/smartbear/smartbear-mcp:v0.18.2
-          env:
-            - name: MCP_TRANSPORT
-              value: "http"
-            - name: MCP_CLIENTS
-              value: "bugsnag"
-            - name: MCP_ALLOWED_ENDPOINTS
-              valueFrom:
-                configMapKeyRef:
-                  name: mcp-production
-                  key: allowed-endpoints
-            - name: MCP_SERVER_BUGSNAG_API_KEY
-              valueFrom:
-                configMapKeyRef:
-                  name: mcp-production
-                  key: bugsnag-api-key
-            - name: ALLOWED_ORIGINS
-              valueFrom:
-                configMapKeyRef:
-                  name: mcp-production
-                  key: allowed-origins
-          ports:
-            - containerPort: 3000
-              name: http
-          readinessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              path: /health
-              port: http
-          livenessProbe:
-            exec:
-              command:
-                - /bin/sh
-                - -c
-                - "test $(($(date +%s) - $(stat -c %Y /proc/1))) -lt 86400"
-            initialDelaySeconds: 60
-            periodSeconds: 60
-          resources:
-            requests:
-              memory: "64Mi"
-              cpu: "50m"
diff --git a/deploy/service.yaml b/deploy/service.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 284fbbf8..00000000
--- a/deploy/service.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: mcp-production
-  namespace: mcp-server
-spec:
-  selector:
-    app: mcp-production
-  ports:
-    - protocol: TCP
-      nodePort: 30000
-      targetPort: 3000
-      port: 30000
-  type: NodePort
diff --git a/scripts/bump.js b/scripts/bump.js
index d7909925..6024bb17 100755
--- a/scripts/bump.js
+++ b/scripts/bump.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
 const ROOT_DIR = path.resolve(__dirname, "..");
 const PACKAGE_JSON_PATH = path.join(ROOT_DIR, "package.json");
 const CHANGELOG_PATH = path.join(ROOT_DIR, "CHANGELOG.md");
-const DEPLOYMENT_PATH = path.join(ROOT_DIR, "deploy", "deployment.yaml");
 
 const rl = readline.createInterface({
   input: process.stdin,
@@ -74,22 +73,6 @@ const updateChangelog = (newVersion) => {
   console.log(`Updated CHANGELOG.md`);
 };
 
-const updateDeployment = (newVersion) => {
-  let content = fs.readFileSync(DEPLOYMENT_PATH, "utf-8");
-  // Regex to match image: ghcr.io/smartbear/smartbear-mcp:vX.Y.Z
-  const regex = /(image: ghcr\.io\/smartbear\/smartbear-mcp:v)(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)/;
-
-  if (regex.test(content)) {
-    content = content.replace(regex, `$1${newVersion}`);
-    fs.writeFileSync(DEPLOYMENT_PATH, content);
-    console.log(`Updated deploy/deployment.yaml`);
-  } else {
-    console.warn(
-      "Warning: Could not find image tag in deployment.yaml to update.",
-    );
-  }
-};
-
 const main = async () => {
   console.log("🚀 Starting Release Process...");
 
@@ -145,17 +128,12 @@ const main = async () => {
   // 4. Update Changelog
   updateChangelog(newVersion);
 
-  // 5. Update Deployment Manifest
-  updateDeployment(newVersion);
-
-  // 6. Commit Changes
+  // 5. Commit Changes
   console.log("Committing changes...");
-  runCommand(
-    "git add package.json package-lock.json CHANGELOG.md deploy/deployment.yaml",
-  );
+  runCommand("git add package.json package-lock.json CHANGELOG.md");
   runCommand(`git commit -m "release: v${newVersion}"`);
 
-  // 7. Push branch
+  // 6. Push branch
   console.log(`Pushing branch ${branchName} to origin...`);
   runCommand(`git push -u origin ${branchName}`);