diff --git a/scripts/utils.js b/scripts/utils.js
index d42d8e22eea..1d4d0a4faab 100644
--- a/scripts/utils.js
+++ b/scripts/utils.js
@@ -101,7 +101,11 @@ async function updateRemixVersion(packageName, nextVersion, successMessage) {
         config.devDependencies[`@remix-run/${pkg}`] = nextVersion;
       }
       if (config.peerDependencies?.[`@remix-run/${pkg}`]) {
-        config.peerDependencies[`@remix-run/${pkg}`] = nextVersion;
+        let isRelaxedPeerDep =
+          config.peerDependencies[`@remix-run/${pkg}`]?.startsWith("^");
+        config.peerDependencies[`@remix-run/${pkg}`] = `${
+          isRelaxedPeerDep ? "^" : ""
+        }${nextVersion}`;
       }
     }
   });
@@ -165,7 +169,8 @@ const updateDenoImportMap = async (importMapPath, nextVersion) => {
       let [packageName, importPath] =
         getPackageNameFromImportSpecifier(importName);
 
-      return remixPackagesFull.includes(packageName)
+      return remixPackagesFull.includes(packageName) &&
+        importName !== "@remix-run/deno"
         ? [
             importName,
             `https://esm.sh/${packageName}@${nextVersion}${
@@ -206,11 +211,6 @@ async function incrementRemixVersion(nextVersion) {
 
   // Update deployment script `@remix-run/dev` version
   await updateDeploymentScriptVersion(nextVersion);
-
-  // Commit and tag
-  execSync(`git commit --all --message="Version ${nextVersion}"`);
-  execSync(`git tag -a -m "Version ${nextVersion}" v${nextVersion}`);
-  console.log(chalk.green(`  Committed and tagged version ${nextVersion}`));
 }
 
 /**