diff --git a/.github/scripts/update_mod_versions.py b/.github/scripts/update_mod_versions.py
index 540e044f..a838ca22 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/update_mod_versions.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/update_mod_versions.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def extract_repo_info(repo_url):
         owner = match.group(1)
         repo = match.group(2)
         # Remove .git suffix if present
-        repo = repo.rstrip('.git')
+        repo = repo.removesuffix('.git')
         return owner, repo
     return None, None