diff --git a/scripts/release.js b/scripts/release.js
index 1a3802819..3415351bd 100644
--- a/scripts/release.js
+++ b/scripts/release.js
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ const { values: args, positionals } = parseArgs({
     skipPrompts: {
       type: 'boolean',
     },
-    vapor: {
-      type: 'boolean',
-    },
   },
 })
 
@@ -63,9 +60,8 @@ const isDryRun = args.dry
 let skipTests = args.skipTests
 const skipBuild = args.skipBuild
 const isCanary = args.canary
-const isVapor = args.vapor
-const skipPrompts = args.skipPrompts || args.canary || args.vapor
-const skipGit = args.skipGit || args.canary || args.vapor
+const skipPrompts = args.skipPrompts || args.canary
+const skipGit = args.skipGit || args.canary
 
 const packages = fs
   .readdirSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../packages'))
@@ -82,11 +78,7 @@ const packages = fs
 const isCorePackage = (/** @type {string} */ pkgName) => {
   if (!pkgName) return
 
-  if (
-    pkgName === 'vue' ||
-    pkgName === '@vue/compat' ||
-    pkgName === '@vue/vapor'
-  ) {
+  if (pkgName === 'vue' || pkgName === '@vue/compat') {
     return true
   }
 
@@ -108,18 +100,6 @@ const renamePackageToCanary = (/** @type {string} */ pkgName) => {
   return pkgName
 }
 
-const renamePackageToVapor = (/** @type {string} */ pkgName) => {
-  if (pkgName === 'vue') {
-    return '@vue-vapor/vue'
-  }
-
-  if (isCorePackage(pkgName)) {
-    return pkgName.replace(/^@vue\//, '@vue-vapor/')
-  }
-
-  return pkgName
-}
-
 const keepThePackageName = (/** @type {string} */ pkgName) => pkgName
 
 /** @type {string[]} */
@@ -161,53 +141,45 @@ async function main() {
 
   let targetVersion = positionals[0]
 
-  if (isCanary || isVapor) {
-    const major = semver.major(currentVersion)
-    let newVersion
-
+  if (isCanary) {
     // The canary version string format is `3.yyyyMMdd.0` (or `3.yyyyMMdd.0-minor.0` for minor)
     // Use UTC date so that it's consistent across CI and maintainers' machines
     const date = new Date()
     const yyyy = date.getUTCFullYear()
     const MM = (date.getUTCMonth() + 1).toString().padStart(2, '0')
     const dd = date.getUTCDate().toString().padStart(2, '0')
-    const datestamp = `${yyyy}${MM}${dd}`
 
-    if (isCanary) {
-      newVersion = `${major}.${datestamp}.0`
-      if (args.tag && args.tag !== 'latest') {
-        newVersion = `${major}.${datestamp}.0-${args.tag}.0`
-      }
-    } else {
-      newVersion = `${major}.${datestamp}.0-${await getSha(true)}`
+    const major = semver.major(currentVersion)
+    const datestamp = `${yyyy}${MM}${dd}`
+    let canaryVersion
+
+    canaryVersion = `${major}.${datestamp}.0`
+    if (args.tag && args.tag !== 'latest') {
+      canaryVersion = `${major}.${datestamp}.0-${args.tag}.0`
     }
 
     // check the registry to avoid version collision
     // in case we need to publish more than one canary versions in a day
     try {
-      const pkgName = isCanary
-        ? renamePackageToCanary('vue')
-        : renamePackageToVapor('vue')
-      if (isCanary) {
-        const { stdout } = await run(
-          'pnpm',
-          ['view', `${pkgName}@~${newVersion}`, 'version', '--json'],
-          { stdio: 'pipe' },
-        )
-        let versions = JSON.parse(/** @type {string} */ (stdout))
-        versions = Array.isArray(versions) ? versions : [versions]
-        const latestSameDayPatch = /** @type {string} */ (
-          semver.maxSatisfying(versions, `~${newVersion}`)
-        )
+      const pkgName = renamePackageToCanary('vue')
+      const { stdout } = await run(
+        'pnpm',
+        ['view', `${pkgName}@~${canaryVersion}`, 'version', '--json'],
+        { stdio: 'pipe' },
+      )
+      let versions = JSON.parse(/** @type {string} */ (stdout))
+      versions = Array.isArray(versions) ? versions : [versions]
+      const latestSameDayPatch = /** @type {string} */ (
+        semver.maxSatisfying(versions, `~${canaryVersion}`)
+      )
 
-        newVersion = /** @type {string} */ (
-          semver.inc(latestSameDayPatch, 'patch')
+      canaryVersion = /** @type {string} */ (
+        semver.inc(latestSameDayPatch, 'patch')
+      )
+      if (args.tag && args.tag !== 'latest') {
+        canaryVersion = /** @type {string} */ (
+          semver.inc(latestSameDayPatch, 'prerelease', args.tag)
         )
-        if (args.tag && args.tag !== 'latest') {
-          newVersion = /** @type {string} */ (
-            semver.inc(latestSameDayPatch, 'prerelease', args.tag)
-          )
-        }
       }
     } catch (/** @type {any} */ e) {
       if (/E404/.test(e.message)) {
@@ -217,7 +189,7 @@ async function main() {
       }
     }
 
-    targetVersion = newVersion
+    targetVersion = canaryVersion
   }
 
   if (!targetVersion) {
@@ -252,8 +224,8 @@ async function main() {
 
   if (skipPrompts) {
     step(
-      isCanary || isVapor
-        ? `Releasing ${isCanary ? 'canary' : 'vapor'} version v${targetVersion}...`
+      isCanary
+        ? `Releasing canary version v${targetVersion}...`
         : `Releasing v${targetVersion}...`,
     )
   } else {
@@ -301,11 +273,7 @@ async function main() {
   step('\nUpdating cross dependencies...')
   updateVersions(
     targetVersion,
-    isCanary
-      ? renamePackageToCanary
-      : isVapor
-        ? renamePackageToVapor
-        : keepThePackageName,
+    isCanary ? renamePackageToCanary : keepThePackageName,
   )
   versionUpdated = true
 
@@ -338,7 +306,7 @@ async function main() {
 
   // update pnpm-lock.yaml
   // skipped during canary release because the package names changed and installing with `workspace:*` would fail
-  if (!isCanary && !isVapor) {
+  if (!isCanary) {
     step('\nUpdating lockfile...')
     await run(`pnpm`, ['install', '--prefer-offline'])
   }
@@ -403,7 +371,7 @@ async function getCIResult() {
   try {
     const sha = await getSha()
     const res = await fetch(
-      `https://api.github.com/repos/vuejs/core-vapor/actions/runs?head_sha=${sha}` +
+      `https://api.github.com/repos/vuejs/core/actions/runs?head_sha=${sha}` +
         `&status=success&exclude_pull_requests=true`,
     )
     /** @type {{ workflow_runs: ({ name: string, conclusion: string })[] }} */
@@ -421,7 +389,7 @@ async function isInSyncWithRemote() {
   try {
     const branch = await getBranch()
     const res = await fetch(
-      `https://api.github.com/repos/vuejs/core-vapor/commits/${branch}?per_page=1`,
+      `https://api.github.com/repos/vuejs/core/commits/${branch}?per_page=1`,
     )
     const data = await res.json()
     if (data.sha === (await getSha())) {
@@ -473,7 +441,7 @@ function updatePackage(pkgRoot, version, getNewPackageName) {
   const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(pkgPath, 'utf-8'))
   pkg.name = getNewPackageName(pkg.name)
   pkg.version = version
-  if (isCanary || isVapor) {
+  if (isCanary) {
     updateDeps(pkg, 'dependencies', version, getNewPackageName)
     updateDeps(pkg, 'peerDependencies', version, getNewPackageName)
   }