diff --git a/misc/tools.func b/misc/tools.func
index f05e7152..f8172690 100644
--- a/misc/tools.func
+++ b/misc/tools.func
@@ -696,11 +696,9 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh_release() {
   local target="${5:-/opt/$app}" # optional target dir
 
   local app_lc=$(echo "${app,,}" | tr -d ' ')
-  local version_file="$HOME/.${app_lc}/${app_lc}_version.txt"
+  local version_file="$HOME/.${app_lc}"
   local curl_timeout="--connect-timeout 10 --max-time 30"
 
-  mkdir -p "$(dirname "$version_file")"
-
   local current_version=""
   if [[ -f "$version_file" ]]; then
     current_version=$(<"$version_file")