diff --git a/bin/dev.js b/bin/dev.js
index 4d228c93e..151762162 100755
--- a/bin/dev.js
+++ b/bin/dev.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env npx tsx
 
 async function main() {
+  process.env.RDME_NEW_VERSION_CHECK_TAG = 'release-v9';
   const { execute } = await import('@oclif/core');
   await execute({ development: true, dir: import.meta.url }).then(msg => {
     if (msg && typeof msg === 'string') {
diff --git a/bin/run.js b/bin/run.js
index 0875bc524..29b4747e5 100755
--- a/bin/run.js
+++ b/bin/run.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import stringArgv from 'string-argv';
 
 async function main() {
+  process.env.RDME_NEW_VERSION_CHECK_TAG = 'release-v9';
   const { execute } = await import('@oclif/core');
   const opts = { dir: import.meta.url };
   if (process.env.INPUT_RDME) {