diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index fb753e51d5..9a0a8a5dc0 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ inputs:
   includeUpdaterJson:
     description: 'whether to upload a static JSON file for the updater using GitHub Releases as the CDN'
     default: true
-  shaAsVersion:
-    description: 'whether to use the commit SHA as the version for the updater JSON file or not.'
-    default: false
   buildIdAsVersion:
     description: 'whether to use a custom CI based build id as the version for the updater JSON file or not.'
     default: false
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 7d7596cb4a..f8f444398d 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
     const includeRelease = core.getBooleanInput('includeRelease');
     const includeDebug = core.getBooleanInput('includeDebug');
     const includeUpdaterJson = core.getBooleanInput('includeUpdaterJson');
-    const shaAsVersion = core.getBooleanInput('shaAsVersion');
     const buildIdAsVersion = core.getBooleanInput('buildIdAsVersion');
     const updaterJsonKeepUniversal = core.getBooleanInput(
       'updaterJsonKeepUniversal',
@@ -193,11 +192,9 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
         await uploadVersionJSON({
           owner,
           repo,
-          version: shaAsVersion
-            ? context.sha.substring(0, 7)
-            : buildIdAsVersion
-              ? buildId
-              : info.version,
+          version: buildIdAsVersion
+            ? `${info.version}+${buildId}`
+            : info.version,
           notes: body,
           tagName,
           releaseId,