diff --git a/cipd_manifest.txt b/cipd_manifest.txt
index da6dd8e..968bc70 100644
--- a/cipd_manifest.txt
+++ b/cipd_manifest.txt
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
 # Supported platforms.  Feel free to add more as long as the tools work.
 $VerifiedPlatform linux-amd64 linux-arm64 mac-amd64 mac-arm64
 
-infra/3pp/tools/help2man/${platform} version:3@1.47.8.chromium.1
+infra/3pp/tools/help2man/${platform} version:3@1.49.3
diff --git a/cipd_manifest.versions b/cipd_manifest.versions
index 135f540..d5f8c0b 100644
--- a/cipd_manifest.versions
+++ b/cipd_manifest.versions
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
 # Do not modify manually. All changes will be overwritten.
 
 infra/3pp/tools/help2man/linux-amd64
-	version:3@1.47.8.chromium.1
-	Ftn7OHsJBffbIuK3KERGGF21oKqMmnV00B6ZKmjxKe4C
+	version:3@1.49.3
+	82ySLC4--mvjnmuwj_j_2odHLj5zFaNFpWvfCyMunY0C
 
 infra/3pp/tools/help2man/linux-arm64
-	version:3@1.47.8.chromium.1
-	_7lsBiY7fUeLXx1UJc_LEE8H9DG7CGGM9M2gjyqB9T4C
+	version:3@1.49.3
+	szfWfjI4RyCT6gIB48CeUOGG6_Un4wfbIb0Vvs5M9MUC
 
 infra/3pp/tools/help2man/mac-amd64
-	version:3@1.47.8.chromium.1
-	E7Dldyd8BvjuW2ZuZy3ILNt7KNN2Cs_F_5dkwRfaL8IC
+	version:3@1.49.3
+	t7iyQx5TnGbuJfj6zMTvjPdBl-Cb_w5papUh80NI2S8C
 
 infra/3pp/tools/help2man/mac-arm64
-	version:3@1.47.8.chromium.1
-	K5qjjtmIDBnibI_76qoEEgsbwzkQUGrZxbBsaUgOeisC
+	version:3@1.49.3
+	t5eD-eLKRpnSifZdbi072U8bnPfGye1pIMmQ07nxJ7kC
diff --git a/release/update_manpages.py b/release/update_manpages.py
index fa7f90e..8052c3e 100644
--- a/release/update_manpages.py
+++ b/release/update_manpages.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     help2man = ["help2man"]
     cipd_help2man = TOPDIR / ".cipd_bin/bin/help2man"
     if cipd_help2man.exists():
-        help2man = ["perl", cipd_help2man]
+        help2man = [cipd_help2man]
     elif not shutil.which("help2man"):
         sys.exit("Please install help2man to continue.")