diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-game-bridge.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-game-bridge.yaml
index f928a07028..882793259c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-game-bridge.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-game-bridge.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   # TS_SDK_TAG: ${{ github.event.inputs.ts_sdk_tag }}
-  TS_SDK_TAG: "1.44.0"
+  TS_SDK_TAG: "1.44.1"
   # GAME_ENGINE: ${{ github.event.inputs.game_engine }}
   GAME_ENGINE: "Unity"
   # DRY_RUN: ${{ github.event.inputs.dry_run }}
diff --git a/packages/game-bridge/scripts/updateSdkVersion.sh b/packages/game-bridge/scripts/updateSdkVersion.sh
index f5ed7e0941..6a45a33be1 100755
--- a/packages/game-bridge/scripts/updateSdkVersion.sh
+++ b/packages/game-bridge/scripts/updateSdkVersion.sh
@@ -20,15 +20,6 @@ do
   fi
 done
 
-# pull down latest tags
-# git fetch --tags
-
-# get latest git tag
-# TS_SDK_TAG=$(git tag -l --sort=-v:refname | grep -v '\-alpha' | head -n 1)
-
-# get the current tag
-# CURRENT_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
-
 # check the TS_SDK_TAG environment variable is set
 if [ -z "$TS_SDK_TAG" ]; then
   echo "TS_SDK_TAG environment variable not found. Exiting..."
@@ -42,17 +33,14 @@ if [ -z "$TS_SDK_HASH" ]; then
 fi
 
 # use regex to check the current tag is a valid version
-if [[ ! $TS_SDK_TAG =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+# example valid version: 1.2.3
+# or: 1.2.3-alpha 
+# or: 1.2.3-alpha.1
+if [[ ! $TS_SDK_TAG =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9]+)?$ ]];
   echo "Current tag is not a valid version. Exiting..."
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# get commit hash for the current tag
-# CURRENT_TAG_COMMIT=$(git rev-list -n 1 $CURRENT_TAG)
-
-# get latest commit hash
-# LATEST_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-
 # update variables in output files
 for FILE_PATH in "${FILE_PATHS[@]}"
 do