diff --git a/scripts/lib/homebrew.test.ts b/scripts/lib/homebrew.test.ts
index e3c609e7c..b825e236c 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/homebrew.test.ts
+++ b/scripts/lib/homebrew.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ describe("renderFormula", () => {
       },
     });
 
-    expect(result).toContain('version "1.2.3"');
+    // Homebrew scans the version from the /releases/download/vX.Y.Z/ URL
+    // (Homebrew/brew#23338); an explicit `version` line fails `brew audit`
+    // as redundant in the homebrew-stable tap's CI.
+    expect(result).not.toContain('version "');
     expect(result).toContain(
       "https://github.com/clerk/cli/releases/download/v1.2.3/homebrew-clerk-darwin-arm64.tar.gz",
     );
diff --git a/scripts/lib/homebrew.ts b/scripts/lib/homebrew.ts
index 03d338bbd..c7a39edff 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/homebrew.ts
+++ b/scripts/lib/homebrew.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ export function renderFormula(input: FormulaInput): string {
   return `class ${className} < Formula
   desc "Command-line interface for Clerk"
   homepage "https://clerk.com"
-  version "${version}"
   license "MIT"${kegOnly}
 
   on_macos do