diff --git a/.github/update-release-branch.py b/.github/update-release-branch.py
index c62a03093..393eb7ec9 100644
--- a/.github/update-release-branch.py
+++ b/.github/update-release-branch.py
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ def main():
     subprocess.run(['sed', '-i', 's/^## 2\./## 1./g', 'CHANGELOG.md'])
 
     # Remove changelog notes from v2 that don't apply to v1
-    subprocess.run(['sed', '-i', '/^- The CodeQL Action now runs on Node\.js v16\./d', 'CHANGELOG.md'])
+    subprocess.run(['sed', '-i', '/^- \[v2+ only\]/d', 'CHANGELOG.md'])
 
     # Amend the commit generated by `npm version` to update the CHANGELOG
     run_git('add', 'CHANGELOG.md')