diff --git a/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/version.dart b/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/version.dart
index fdb78716..d4893cb2 100644
--- a/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/version.dart
+++ b/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/version.dart
@@ -265,6 +265,11 @@ mixin _VersionMixin on _RunMixin {
     );
 
     for (final package in dependentPackagesToVersion) {
+      // If updateDependentsVersions is set to false, we do not perform updates.
+      if (!updateDependentsVersions) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
       final packageHasPendingUpdate = pendingPackageUpdates.any(
         (packageToVersion) => packageToVersion.package.name == package.name,
       );
@@ -309,15 +314,10 @@ mixin _VersionMixin on _RunMixin {
       return;
     }
 
-    final pendingPackageUpdatesCount = updateDependentsVersions
-        ? pendingPackageUpdates.length
-        : pendingPackageUpdates
-            .where((update) => update.reason != PackageUpdateReason.dependency)
-            .length;
     logger.log(
       AnsiStyles.magentaBright(
         'The following '
-        '${packageNameStyle(pendingPackageUpdatesCount.toString())} '
+        '${packageNameStyle(pendingPackageUpdates.length.toString())} '
         'packages will be updated:\n',
       ),
     );
@@ -704,7 +704,6 @@ mixin _VersionMixin on _RunMixin {
             workspace,
             changelogConfig,
             pendingPackageUpdates,
-            updateDependentsVersions: updateDependentsVersions,
           );
         }),
       );
@@ -714,9 +713,8 @@ mixin _VersionMixin on _RunMixin {
   Future<void> _writeAggregateChangelog(
     MelosWorkspace workspace,
     AggregateChangelogConfig config,
-    List<MelosPendingPackageUpdate> pendingPackageUpdates, {
-    required bool updateDependentsVersions,
-  }) async {
+    List<MelosPendingPackageUpdate> pendingPackageUpdates,
+  ) async {
     final today = DateTime.now();
     final dateSlug = [
       today.year.toString(),
@@ -738,7 +736,6 @@ mixin _VersionMixin on _RunMixin {
       pendingPackageUpdates,
       logger,
       config.path,
-      updateDependentsVersions: updateDependentsVersions,
     );
 
     await changelog.write();
diff --git a/packages/melos/lib/src/common/aggregate_changelog.dart b/packages/melos/lib/src/common/aggregate_changelog.dart
index 4c973e31..43cb3466 100644
--- a/packages/melos/lib/src/common/aggregate_changelog.dart
+++ b/packages/melos/lib/src/common/aggregate_changelog.dart
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ class AggregateChangelog {
     this.newEntryTitle,
     this.pendingPackageUpdates,
     this.logger,
-    this.path, {
-    required this.updateDependentsVersions,
-  });
+    this.path,
+  );
 
   final MelosWorkspace workspace;
   final String? description;
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ class AggregateChangelog {
   final MelosLogger logger;
   final List<MelosPendingPackageUpdate> pendingPackageUpdates;
   final String path;
-  final bool updateDependentsVersions;
 
   String get _changelogFileHeader => '''
 # Change Log
@@ -46,21 +44,14 @@ ${description?.withoutTrailing('\n') ?? ''}
 
   String get markdown {
     final body = StringBuffer();
-    final dependencyOnlyPackages = updateDependentsVersions
-        ? pendingPackageUpdates
-            .where((update) => update.reason == PackageUpdateReason.dependency)
-        : <MelosPendingPackageUpdate>[];
+    final dependencyOnlyPackages = pendingPackageUpdates
+        .where((update) => update.reason == PackageUpdateReason.dependency);
     final graduatedPackages = pendingPackageUpdates
         .where((update) => update.reason == PackageUpdateReason.graduate);
     final packagesWithBreakingChanges =
         pendingPackageUpdates.where((update) => update.hasBreakingChanges);
-    final packagesWithOtherChanges = pendingPackageUpdates.where((update) {
-      if (update.reason == PackageUpdateReason.dependency &&
-          !updateDependentsVersions) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      return !update.hasBreakingChanges;
-    });
+    final packagesWithOtherChanges =
+        pendingPackageUpdates.where((update) => !update.hasBreakingChanges);
 
     body.writeln(_changelogFileHeader);
     body.writeln('## $newEntryTitle');