diff --git a/.github/workflows/updater.sh b/.github/workflows/updater.sh
index 2a6da3b..d077842 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/updater.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/updater.sh
@@ -121,11 +121,8 @@ done
 # GENERIC FINALIZATION
 #=================================================
 
-# Install moreutils, needed for sponge
-sudo apt-get install moreutils
-
 # Replace new version in manifest
-jq -s --indent 4 ".[] | .version = \"$version~ynh1\"" manifest.json | sponge manifest.json
+echo "$(jq -s --indent 4 ".[] | .version = \"$version~ynh1\"" manifest.json)" > manifest.json
 
 # No need to update the README, yunohost-bot takes care of it