diff --git a/cli/release_publish.php b/cli/release_publish.php
index 094ec5a..939194c 100644
--- a/cli/release_publish.php
+++ b/cli/release_publish.php
@@ -243,61 +243,21 @@ if (!$dryRun) {
     echo "[DRY-RUN] Would build and upload {$releaseVersion} to {$releaseTag}\n";
 }
 
-// -- Step 4: Build separate packages for all lesser stability streams --
-// Each stream gets its own ZIP with the correct version INSIDE templateDetails.xml.
-// Joomla reads version from the ZIP after install, so it must match.
-echo "\n--- Step 4: Build packages for lesser streams ---\n";
-for ($i = 0; $i < $stabilityIndex; $i++) {
-    $lesserStability = $allStabilities[$i];
-    $lesserTag = $releaseTagMap[$lesserStability];
-    $lesserVersion = $baseVersion . $suffixMap[$lesserStability];
+// -- Step 4: No lesser stream copies --
+// Joomla picks the HIGHEST version across ALL entries via version_compare().
+// Since dev < alpha < beta < rc < stable, lesser stream copies at the same
+// base version would never be selected by sites at lower stability levels.
+// Each stream updates independently: dev via auto-bump, rc via promote-rc,
+// stable via release. The dev stream naturally gets a higher patch after
+// auto-bump runs on the recreated dev branch (e.g. 02.17.01-dev > 02.17.00).
+echo "\n--- Step 4: Skipped (no lesser stream copies) ---\n";
 
-    echo "  Building {$lesserStability} release: {$lesserVersion}\n";
-
-    if (!$dryRun) {
-        // Set version to lesser stream's suffixed version in source files
-        passthru("{$php} {$cli}/version_set_platform.php --path " . escapeshellarg($path)
-            . " --version " . escapeshellarg($baseVersion)
-            . " --branch " . escapeshellarg($lesserStability)
-            . " --stability " . escapeshellarg($lesserStability) . " 2>/dev/null");
-
-        // Create release tag
-        passthru("{$php} {$cli}/release_create.php --path " . escapeshellarg($path)
-            . " --version " . escapeshellarg($lesserVersion)
-            . " --tag " . escapeshellarg($lesserTag)
-            . " --token " . escapeshellarg($token)
-            . " --api-base " . escapeshellarg($apiBase)
-            . " --repo " . escapeshellarg($repo)
-            . " --branch " . escapeshellarg($branch) . " 2>&1");
-
-        // Build and upload package (ZIP will contain the lesser version)
-        passthru("{$php} {$cli}/release_package.php --path " . escapeshellarg($path)
-            . " --version " . escapeshellarg($lesserVersion)
-            . " --tag " . escapeshellarg($lesserTag)
-            . " --token " . escapeshellarg($token)
-            . " --api-base " . escapeshellarg($apiBase)
-            . " --repo " . escapeshellarg($repo)
-            . " --output /tmp 2>&1");
-    } else {
-        echo "  [DRY-RUN] Would build {$lesserVersion} ZIP and upload to {$lesserTag}\n";
-    }
-}
-
-// Restore primary release version in source files
-if (!$dryRun && $stabilityIndex > 0) {
-    passthru("{$php} {$cli}/version_set_platform.php --path " . escapeshellarg($path)
-        . " --version " . escapeshellarg($baseVersion)
-        . " --branch " . escapeshellarg($branch)
-        . " --stability " . escapeshellarg($stability) . " 2>/dev/null");
-}
-
-// -- Step 5: Update ALL streams in updates.xml --
-echo "\n--- Step 5: Update updates.xml for ALL streams ---\n";
-// Write entry for the primary stream and all lesser streams
-$streamsToWrite = array_slice($allStabilities, 0, $stabilityIndex + 1);
+// -- Step 5: Update ONLY this stream in updates.xml --
+echo "\n--- Step 5: Update {$stability} stream in updates.xml ---\n";
+$streamsToWrite = [$stability];
 
 foreach ($streamsToWrite as $stream) {
-    $streamVersion = $baseVersion . $suffixMap[$stream];
+    $streamVersion = $releaseVersion;
     $shaFlag = !empty($sha256) ? "--sha {$sha256}" : '';
 
     echo "  Writing {$stream} stream: {$streamVersion}\n";