diff --git a/script/generate-licenses b/script/generate-licenses
index 21ad6113bd..fb9ed83f28 100755
--- a/script/generate-licenses
+++ b/script/generate-licenses
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ if [ -z "${ALLOW_MISSING_LICENSES-}" ]; then FAIL_FLAG=--fail; else FAIL_FLAG=""
 set -x
 cargo about generate \
     $FAIL_FLAG \
-    --frozen \
     -c script/licenses/zed-licenses.toml \
     "$TEMPLATE_FILE" >>"$OUTPUT_FILE"
 set +x
diff --git a/script/generate-licenses-csv b/script/generate-licenses-csv
index 155406934f..ea02dcb72e 100755
--- a/script/generate-licenses-csv
+++ b/script/generate-licenses-csv
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ echo "Generating cargo licenses"
 set -x
 cargo about generate \
     --fail \
-    --frozen \
     -c script/licenses/zed-licenses.toml \
     $TEMPLATE_FILE \
     | awk 'NR==1{print;next} NF{print | "sort"}' \