diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/release-prepare-release.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/release-prepare-release.sh
index 4f6ebb155aec..fc597be6fc2d 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/release-prepare-release.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/release-prepare-release.sh
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ git commit -m "make multimod-sync changes ${CANDIDATE_BETA}" || (echo "no multim
 
 make gotidy
 
-pushd cmd/otelcontribcol
-go mod tidy
-popd
-
 git add .
 git commit -m "make gotidy changes ${CANDIDATE_BETA}" || (echo "no gotidy changes to commit")
 make otelcontribcol
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 59af79d8051d..42b0c0e84e2a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ CONNECTOR_MODS := $(shell find ./connector/* $(FIND_MOD_ARGS) -exec $(TO_MOD_DIR
 INTERNAL_MODS := $(shell find ./internal/* $(FIND_MOD_ARGS) -exec $(TO_MOD_DIR) )
 PKG_MODS := $(shell find ./pkg/* $(FIND_MOD_ARGS) -exec $(TO_MOD_DIR) )
 CMD_MODS_0 := $(shell find ./cmd/[a-m]* $(FIND_MOD_ARGS) -exec $(TO_MOD_DIR) )
-CMD_MODS_1 := $(shell find ./cmd/[n-z]* $(FIND_MOD_ARGS) -not -path "./cmd/otelcontribcol/*" -exec $(TO_MOD_DIR) )
+CMD_MODS_1 := $(shell find ./cmd/[n-z]* $(FIND_MOD_ARGS) -not -path "./cmd/otel*col/*" -exec $(TO_MOD_DIR) )
 CMD_MODS := $(CMD_MODS_0) $(CMD_MODS_1)
 OTHER_MODS := $(shell find . $(EX_COMPONENTS) $(EX_INTERNAL) $(EX_PKG) $(EX_CMD) $(FIND_MOD_ARGS) -exec $(TO_MOD_DIR) ) $(PWD)
 ALL_MODS := $(RECEIVER_MODS) $(PROCESSOR_MODS) $(EXPORTER_MODS) $(EXTENSION_MODS) $(CONNECTOR_MODS) $(INTERNAL_MODS) $(PKG_MODS) $(CMD_MODS) $(OTHER_MODS)