diff --git a/misc/build_helpers/update-version.py b/misc/build_helpers/update-version.py
index 38baf7c7c..75b22edae 100644
--- a/misc/build_helpers/update-version.py
+++ b/misc/build_helpers/update-version.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ author = "meejah <meejah@meejah.ca>"
 
 import sys
 import time
-import itertools
 from datetime import datetime
 from packaging.version import Version