diff --git a/glean-core/ios/sdk_generator.sh b/glean-core/ios/sdk_generator.sh
index a5cbc5c2d4..bab0660d6d 100755
--- a/glean-core/ios/sdk_generator.sh
+++ b/glean-core/ios/sdk_generator.sh
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ VENVDIR="${SOURCE_ROOT}/.venv"
 # We need at least pip 20.3 for Big Sur support, see https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/news/#id48
 # Latest pip is 21.0.1
 "${VENVDIR}"/bin/pip install "pip>=20.3"
-"${VENVDIR}"/bin/pip install --upgrade glean_parser==$GLEAN_PARSER_VERSION
+"${VENVDIR}"/bin/pip install --upgrade "git+ssh://git@github.com/badboy/glean_parser@build-date#egg=glean-parser"
 
 # Run the glinter
 # Turn its warnings into warnings visible in Xcode (but don't do for the success message)
diff --git a/gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/mozilla/telemetry/glean-gradle-plugin/GleanGradlePlugin.groovy b/gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/mozilla/telemetry/glean-gradle-plugin/GleanGradlePlugin.groovy
index a3417e84c2..b5fa0555cf 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/mozilla/telemetry/glean-gradle-plugin/GleanGradlePlugin.groovy
+++ b/gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/mozilla/telemetry/glean-gradle-plugin/GleanGradlePlugin.groovy
@@ -66,25 +66,6 @@ module_name = sys.argv[2]
 expected_version = sys.argv[3]
 try:
     module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
-except ImportError:
-    found_version = None
-else:
-    found_version = getattr(module, '__version__')
-if found_version != expected_version:
-    if not offline:
-        subprocess.check_call([
-            sys.executable,
-            '-m',
-            'pip',
-            'install',
-            '--upgrade',
-            f'{module_name}=={expected_version}'
-        ])
-    else:
-        print(f'Using Python environment at {sys.executable},')
-        print(f'expected glean_parser version {expected_version}, found {found_version}.')
-        sys.exit(1)
-try:
     subprocess.check_call([
         sys.executable,
         '-m',
@@ -433,7 +414,7 @@ except:
 
                 // Setup a miniconda environment. conda is used because it works
                 // non-interactively on Windows, unlike the standard Python installers
-                conda "Miniconda3", "Miniconda3-${MINICONDA_VERSION}", "64", ["glean_parser==${GLEAN_PARSER_VERSION}"]
+                conda "Miniconda3", "Miniconda3-${MINICONDA_VERSION}", "64", ["git+ssh://git@github.com/badboy/glean_parser@build-date#egg=glean-parser"]
             }
             File envDir = new File(
                 condaBootstrapDir,
@@ -503,7 +484,7 @@ except:
         // Print the required glean_parser version to the console. This is
         // offline builds, and is mentioned in the documentation for offline
         // builds.
-        println("Requires glean_parser==${GLEAN_PARSER_VERSION}")
+        println("Requires glean_parser==git")
 
         File envDir = setupPythonEnvironmentTasks(project)
         // Store in both gleanCondaDir (for backward compatibility reasons) and
diff --git a/samples/ios/app/Cartfile b/samples/ios/app/Cartfile
index 27e7cb3e3d..bdb1a60c58 100644
--- a/samples/ios/app/Cartfile
+++ b/samples/ios/app/Cartfile
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 github "httpswift/swifter" "1.5.0"
 github "1024jp/GzipSwift" "5.1.1"
-github "mozilla/glean" "main"
+github "badboy/glean" "with-build-date"