diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f80474c..945a9178 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "12.1.0-alpha.2",
+  "version": "12.1.0-alpha.3",
   "name": "twemoji",
   "license": [
     "MIT",
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
   "module": "./dist/twemoji.esm.js",
   "unpkg": "./dist/twemoji.min.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "version": "yarn version",
     "build": "./scripts/generate",
     "test": "phantomjs ./src/test/testrunner.js",
     "deploy": "./scripts/deploy.sh gh-pages",