diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index acb807ac..7f818d9e 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -334,16 +334,16 @@ workflows:
             branches:
               only:
                 - dev
-      - release-management/release-package:
-          tag: dev
-          github-release: false
-          prerelease: true
-          requires:
-            - approval
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              only:
-                - dev
+      # - release-management/release-package:
+      #     tag: dev
+      #     github-release: false
+      #     prerelease: true
+      #     requires:
+      #       - approval
+      #     filters:
+      #       branches:
+      #         only:
+      #           - dev
       - pack-and-upload-tarballs:
           filters:
             branches:
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ workflows:
                 - dev
           requires:
             - approval
-            - release-management/release-package
+            # - release-management/release-package
       - pack-and-upload-macos-installer:
           filters:
             branches:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c59af8ca..bf0497fc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "sfdx-cli",
   "description": "Salesforce CLI",
-  "version": "7.126.0-dev.5",
+  "version": "7.126.0-dev.6",
   "author": "Salesforce",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
   "bugs": "https://github.com/forcedotcom/cli/issues",
diff --git a/src/hooks/postupdate.ts b/src/hooks/postupdate.ts
index f29050cd..49defe38 100644
--- a/src/hooks/postupdate.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/postupdate.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,17 @@
  * Licensed under the BSD 3-Clause license.
  * For full license text, see LICENSE.txt file in the repo root or https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
  */
+
 import * as os from 'os';
 import * as path from 'path';
-import { exec, which } from 'shelljs';
+
+import { cli } from 'cli-ux';
+import { readFileSync, readJsonSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs-extra';
+import { chmod, exec } from 'shelljs';
+
 import { TelemetryGlobal } from '@salesforce/plugin-telemetry/lib/telemetryGlobal';
 import { AppInsights } from '@salesforce/telemetry/lib/appInsights';
 import { JsonMap } from '@salesforce/ts-types';
-import { cli } from 'cli-ux';
 
 declare const global: TelemetryGlobal;
 
@@ -21,8 +25,10 @@ function sendEvent(data: JsonMap): void {
 }
 
 function suggestAlternatives(): void {
-  cli.log('Failed to install sf. Try one of the following:');
-  cli.log('- npm: npm install @salesforce/cli --global');
+  cli.log('Failed to update sf. Try uninstalling the CLI and re-installing it.');
+  cli.log(
+    'Uninstall instructions: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.234.0.sfdx_setup.meta/sfdx_setup/sfdx_setup_uninstall.htm'
+  );
   if (process.platform === 'win32') {
     cli.log('- installer: https://developer.salesforce.com/media/salesforce-cli/sf/channels/stable/sf-x64.exe');
   } else if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
@@ -33,88 +39,45 @@ function suggestAlternatives(): void {
 }
 
 /**
- * Return true if any part of the sf executable path contains a string that is known
- * to be part of an npm path.
- */
-function isNpmInstall(sfPath: string): boolean {
-  const nodePathParts = ['node', 'nodejs', '.nvm', '.asdf', 'node_modules', 'npm', '.npm'];
-  const sfPathParts = sfPath.split(path.sep);
-  return sfPathParts.filter((p) => nodePathParts.includes(p.toLowerCase())).length > 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * We want to skip the sf installation if there's an existing installation that is NOT
- * from npm. In other words, if the user has already installed sf with the installer,
- * we do not want to overwrite it.
- */
-function isBinaryInstall(): boolean {
-  const existingSf = which('sf')?.stdout;
-  if (existingSf) return !isNpmInstall(existingSf);
-  return false;
-}
-
-/**
- * In order to install sf for users who use the installers, we've added
- * this hook which will install sf via npm after sfdx update completes.
- *
- * This is not a sufficient solution as there are likely many users who
- * do not have npm installed on their machine. For this reason, we are
- * logging that information to app insights so that we decide which solutions
- * we need to build next to ensure sf is available to all sfdx users.
- *
+ * In order to make the bundled version of `sf` available after
+ * users run `sfdx update` we've added this hook which will copy
+ * the sfdx executable and modify it for `sf`.
  */
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/require-await
 const hook = async function (): Promise<void> {
-  let succcess = false;
+  let success = false;
 
   const sfdxVersion = exec('sfdx --version', { silent: true })?.stdout || 'unknown';
 
-  // Skip the install if there's an existing sf that was installed by an installer
-  if (isBinaryInstall()) {
-    succcess = true;
-    return;
-  }
-
-  cli.action.start('sfdx-cli: Installing sf');
+  cli.action.start('sfdx-cli: Updating sf');
 
   try {
-    const npmInstallation = which('npm')?.stdout;
-    if (!npmInstallation) {
-      sendEvent({
-        eventName: 'POST_SFDX_UPDATE_SF_INSTALL_ERROR',
-        type: 'EVENT',
-        message: 'npm not installed on machine',
-        sfdxVersion,
-      });
-      return;
-    }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+    // @ts-ignore
+    const pjson = readJsonSync(path.join(__dirname, '../../package.json')) as { oclif: { dirname: string } };
 
-    const installResult = exec('npm install -g @salesforce/cli', { silent: true });
-    if (installResult.code > 0) {
-      sendEvent({
-        eventName: 'POST_SFDX_UPDATE_SF_INSTALL_ERROR',
-        type: 'EVENT',
-        message: 'npm global install failed',
-        stackTrace: installResult.stderr?.replace(new RegExp(os.homedir(), 'g'), AppInsights.GDPR_HIDDEN),
-        sfdxVersion,
-      });
-      return;
+    let dataDirBin;
+    let sfdxExec;
+    let sfExec;
+    if (os.type() === 'Windows_NT') {
+      dataDirBin = path.join(process.env.LOCALAPPDATA as string, pjson.oclif.dirname, 'client', 'bin');
+      sfdxExec = sfExec = path.join(dataDirBin, 'sfdx.cmd');
+      sfExec = path.join(dataDirBin, 'sf.cmd');
+    } else {
+      dataDirBin = path.join(process.env.HOME as string, pjson.oclif.dirname, 'client', 'bin');
+      sfdxExec = path.join(dataDirBin, 'sfdx');
+      sfExec = path.join(dataDirBin, 'sf');
     }
 
-    succcess = true;
-    const sfVersion = exec('sf --version', { silent: true }).stdout;
-    sendEvent({
-      eventName: 'POST_SFDX_UPDATE_SF_INSTALL_SUCCESS',
-      type: 'EVENT',
-      message: 'sf install succeeded',
-      sfVersion,
-      sfdxVersion,
-    });
+    writeFileSync(sfExec, readFileSync(sfdxExec, { encoding: 'utf-8' }).replace(/sfdx/g, 'sf').replace(/SFDX/g, 'SF'));
+    chmod('+x', path.join(dataDirBin, sfExec));
+
+    success = true;
   } catch (error) {
     const err = error as Error;
-    succcess = false;
+    success = false;
     sendEvent({
-      eventName: 'POST_SFDX_UPDATE_SF_INSTALL_ERROR',
+      eventName: 'POST_SFDX_UPDATE_SF_UPDATE_ERROR',
       type: 'EVENT',
       message: err.message,
       stackTrace: err?.stack?.replace(new RegExp(os.homedir(), 'g'), AppInsights.GDPR_HIDDEN),
@@ -122,8 +85,8 @@ const hook = async function (): Promise<void> {
     });
     return;
   } finally {
-    cli.action.stop(succcess ? 'done' : 'failed');
-    if (!succcess) suggestAlternatives();
+    cli.action.stop(success ? 'done' : 'failed');
+    if (!success) suggestAlternatives();
   }
 };