diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 61954e9f7..7fedbb709 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ The driver is compatible with all the Python versions >= 3.10
 >
 > - Package: `mssql-python-odbc`
 > - Import name: `mssql_python_odbc`
-> - Source dependency version (release preparation): **18.6.2.2**
+> - Current version: **18.6.2.1**
 >
-> Builds from this source pin `mssql-python-odbc==18.6.2.2`, a packaging-only revision that separates glibc (manylinux) and Alpine/musl (musllinux) wheel contents without changing the native driver binaries. This release preparation does not publish the package. Already-published `mssql-python` releases that pin `mssql-python-odbc==18.6.2.1` retain that dependency; they do not automatically adopt the new revision. The ODBC driver is loaded lazily when the first connection is created. `pip install mssql-python` transparently pulls the companion version required by the selected release — no separate install step is required.
+> `mssql-python` depends on `mssql-python-odbc==18.6.2.1`. The ODBC driver is loaded lazily when the first connection is created. `pip install mssql-python` transparently pulls the companion package alongside it — no separate install step is required.
 >
-> Starting with v1.13.0, the bundled `libs/` fallback that shipped in v1.12.0 has been removed. For pip installations, creating a connection will fail if `mssql-python-odbc` is not installed. If you install `mssql-python` from a private index or with `--no-deps`, make sure the exact `mssql-python-odbc` version specified in that release's dependency metadata is installed alongside it.
+> Starting with v1.13.0, the bundled `libs/` fallback that shipped in v1.12.0 has been removed. For pip installations, creating a connection will fail if `mssql-python-odbc` is not installed. If you install `mssql-python` from a private index or with `--no-deps`, make sure `mssql-python-odbc==18.6.2.1` is installed alongside it.
 >
 > The **temporary Conda candidate** instead combines the code and ODBC payload in one `mssql-python` Conda package. It does not require a separately installed Conda ODBC package. This is not an announcement of public channel availability or release qualification; see the [Conda installation, migration, and readiness guide](conda/README.md).
 >
diff --git a/mssql_python/pybind/configure_dylibs.sh b/mssql_python/pybind/configure_dylibs.sh
index 7b4781650..523da3a69 100755
--- a/mssql_python/pybind/configure_dylibs.sh
+++ b/mssql_python/pybind/configure_dylibs.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if [ ! -f "$ODBC_VERSION_FILE" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-DRIVER_MAJOR=$(sed -nE "s/^__version__[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*['\"]([0-9]+)\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?['\"].*/\1/p" "$ODBC_VERSION_FILE" | head -1)
+DRIVER_MAJOR=$(sed -nE "s/^__version__[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*['\"]([0-9]+)\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+['\"].*/\1/p" "$ODBC_VERSION_FILE" | head -1)
 if [ -z "$DRIVER_MAJOR" ]; then
   echo "Error: failed to parse __version__ from $ODBC_VERSION_FILE"
   exit 1
diff --git a/mssql_python_odbc/__init__.py b/mssql_python_odbc/__init__.py
index 777eb56ac..33e6ded10 100644
--- a/mssql_python_odbc/__init__.py
+++ b/mssql_python_odbc/__init__.py
@@ -32,15 +32,12 @@
 # The bundled Microsoft ODBC driver is 18.6; the trailing components are
 # mssql-python-odbc's own packaging-revision counter. 18.6.2.1 is a metadata-only
 # re-release of 18.6.2 (license label corrected MIT -> proprietary; identical
-# binaries). 18.6.2.2 separates Linux wheel contents by libc: manylinux ships
-# glibc variants, while musllinux ships only Alpine/musl, for x86-64 and ARM64.
-# This is a packaging-only revision, not a new native driver build. A literal
-# "v1" suffix is not a valid PEP 440 version and +local versions are rejected by
-# PyPI, so the revision is expressed as a fourth numeric component.
-# ``mssql_python/pybind/CMakeLists.txt`` uses the leading MAJOR.MINOR, while
-# ``configure_dylibs.sh`` uses only MAJOR. Both accept the packaging revision
-# without changing the resolved native driver filenames.
-__version__ = "18.6.2.2"
+# binaries) -- the trailing ".1" is packaging revision 1. A literal "v1" suffix
+# is not a valid PEP 440 version and +local versions are rejected by PyPI, so the
+# revision is expressed as a fourth numeric component. ``mssql_python/pybind/
+# CMakeLists.txt`` parses only the leading MAJOR.MINOR from this value, so the
+# extra component does not affect the resolved driver filename.
+__version__ = "18.6.2.1"
 
 
 def get_libs_dir() -> str:
diff --git a/tests/test_026_odbc_provider.py b/tests/test_026_odbc_provider.py
index d6ba33983..ae0e47642 100644
--- a/tests/test_026_odbc_provider.py
+++ b/tests/test_026_odbc_provider.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import pytest
 
 import mssql_python
-import mssql_python_odbc
 from mssql_python.odbc_provider import (
     NATIVE_PROVIDER_ENV_VAR,
     PROVIDER_MSODBCSQL18,
@@ -229,7 +228,7 @@ def test_get_info_before_and_after_resolve(monkeypatch):
     info = ProviderManager.get_info()
     assert info["id"] == PROVIDER_MSODBCSQL18
     assert info["package"] == "mssql_python_odbc"
-    assert info["version"] == mssql_python_odbc.__version__
+    assert info["version"] == "18.6.2.1"
     _assert_classic_driver_filename(info["driver_path"])
     assert info["source"] == "default"
     assert info["frozen"] is False