diff --git a/common/hugo/version_current.go b/common/hugo/version_current.go
index ba367ceb5..ccd0666ab 100644
--- a/common/hugo/version_current.go
+++ b/common/hugo/version_current.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ package hugo
 // This should be the only one.
 var CurrentVersion = Version{
 	Major:      0,
-	Minor:      148,
-	PatchLevel: 0,
-	Suffix:     "-DEV",
+	Minor:      147,
+	PatchLevel: 9,
+	Suffix:     "",
 }
diff --git a/deploy/deploy.go b/deploy/deploy.go
index 57e1f41a2..4b90881a6 100644
--- a/deploy/deploy.go
+++ b/deploy/deploy.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 	"github.com/gobwas/glob"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/common/loggers"
-	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/common/para"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/config"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/deploy/deployconfig"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/media"
@@ -488,12 +487,7 @@ func knownHiddenDirectory(name string) bool {
 // walkLocal walks the source directory and returns a flat list of files,
 // using localFile.SlashPath as the map keys.
 func (d *Deployer) walkLocal(fs afero.Fs, matchers []*deployconfig.Matcher, include, exclude glob.Glob, mediaTypes media.Types, mappath func(string) string) (map[string]*localFile, error) {
-	retval := make(map[string]*localFile)
-	var mu sync.Mutex
-
-	workers := para.New(d.cfg.Workers)
-	g, _ := workers.Start(context.Background())
-
+	retval := map[string]*localFile{}
 	err := afero.Walk(fs, "", func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -514,54 +508,45 @@ func (d *Deployer) walkLocal(fs afero.Fs, matchers []*deployconfig.Matcher, incl
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		// Process each file in a worker
-		g.Run(func() error {
-			// When a file system is HFS+, its filepath is in NFD form.
-			if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
-				path = norm.NFC.String(path)
-			}
+		// When a file system is HFS+, its filepath is in NFD form.
+		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+			path = norm.NFC.String(path)
+		}
 
-			// Check include/exclude matchers.
-			slashpath := filepath.ToSlash(path)
-			if include != nil && !include.Match(slashpath) {
-				d.logger.Infof("  dropping %q due to include\n", slashpath)
-				return nil
-			}
-			if exclude != nil && exclude.Match(slashpath) {
-				d.logger.Infof("  dropping %q due to exclude\n", slashpath)
-				return nil
-			}
-
-			// Find the first matching matcher (if any).
-			var m *deployconfig.Matcher
-			for _, cur := range matchers {
-				if cur.Matches(slashpath) {
-					m = cur
-					break
-				}
-			}
-			// Apply any additional modifications to the local path, to map it to
-			// the remote path.
-			if mappath != nil {
-				slashpath = mappath(slashpath)
-			}
-			lf, err := newLocalFile(fs, path, slashpath, m, mediaTypes)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			mu.Lock()
-			retval[lf.SlashPath] = lf
-			mu.Unlock()
+		// Check include/exclude matchers.
+		slashpath := filepath.ToSlash(path)
+		if include != nil && !include.Match(slashpath) {
+			d.logger.Infof("  dropping %q due to include\n", slashpath)
 			return nil
-		})
+		}
+		if exclude != nil && exclude.Match(slashpath) {
+			d.logger.Infof("  dropping %q due to exclude\n", slashpath)
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		// Find the first matching matcher (if any).
+		var m *deployconfig.Matcher
+		for _, cur := range matchers {
+			if cur.Matches(slashpath) {
+				m = cur
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		// Apply any additional modifications to the local path, to map it to
+		// the remote path.
+		if mappath != nil {
+			slashpath = mappath(slashpath)
+		}
+		lf, err := newLocalFile(fs, path, slashpath, m, mediaTypes)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		retval[lf.SlashPath] = lf
 		return nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	return retval, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/deploy/deploy_test.go b/deploy/deploy_test.go
index bdc8299a0..3bbc9ff70 100644
--- a/deploy/deploy_test.go
+++ b/deploy/deploy_test.go
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ func TestEndToEndSync(t *testing.T) {
 				localFs:    test.fs,
 				bucket:     test.bucket,
 				mediaTypes: media.DefaultTypes,
-				cfg:        deployconfig.DeployConfig{Workers: 2, MaxDeletes: -1},
+				cfg:        deployconfig.DeployConfig{MaxDeletes: -1},
 			}
 
 			// Initial deployment should sync remote with local.
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ func TestMaxDeletes(t *testing.T) {
 				localFs:    test.fs,
 				bucket:     test.bucket,
 				mediaTypes: media.DefaultTypes,
-				cfg:        deployconfig.DeployConfig{Workers: 2, MaxDeletes: -1},
+				cfg:        deployconfig.DeployConfig{MaxDeletes: -1},
 			}
 
 			// Sync remote with local.
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ func TestIncludeExclude(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			deployer := &Deployer{
 				localFs: fsTest.fs,
-				cfg:     deployconfig.DeployConfig{Workers: 2, MaxDeletes: -1}, bucket: fsTest.bucket,
+				cfg:     deployconfig.DeployConfig{MaxDeletes: -1}, bucket: fsTest.bucket,
 				target:     tgt,
 				mediaTypes: media.DefaultTypes,
 			}
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ func TestIncludeExcludeRemoteDelete(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			deployer := &Deployer{
 				localFs: fsTest.fs,
-				cfg:     deployconfig.DeployConfig{Workers: 2, MaxDeletes: -1}, bucket: fsTest.bucket,
+				cfg:     deployconfig.DeployConfig{MaxDeletes: -1}, bucket: fsTest.bucket,
 				mediaTypes: media.DefaultTypes,
 			}
 
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ func TestCompression(t *testing.T) {
 			deployer := &Deployer{
 				localFs:    test.fs,
 				bucket:     test.bucket,
-				cfg:        deployconfig.DeployConfig{Workers: 2, MaxDeletes: -1, Matchers: []*deployconfig.Matcher{{Pattern: ".*", Gzip: true, Re: regexp.MustCompile(".*")}}},
+				cfg:        deployconfig.DeployConfig{MaxDeletes: -1, Matchers: []*deployconfig.Matcher{{Pattern: ".*", Gzip: true, Re: regexp.MustCompile(".*")}}},
 				mediaTypes: media.DefaultTypes,
 			}
 
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ func TestMatching(t *testing.T) {
 			deployer := &Deployer{
 				localFs:    test.fs,
 				bucket:     test.bucket,
-				cfg:        deployconfig.DeployConfig{Workers: 2, MaxDeletes: -1, Matchers: []*deployconfig.Matcher{{Pattern: "^subdir/aaa$", Force: true, Re: regexp.MustCompile("^subdir/aaa$")}}},
+				cfg:        deployconfig.DeployConfig{MaxDeletes: -1, Matchers: []*deployconfig.Matcher{{Pattern: "^subdir/aaa$", Force: true, Re: regexp.MustCompile("^subdir/aaa$")}}},
 				mediaTypes: media.DefaultTypes,
 			}
 
@@ -1097,6 +1097,5 @@ func verifyRemote(ctx context.Context, bucket *blob.Bucket, local []*fileData) (
 func newDeployer() *Deployer {
 	return &Deployer{
 		logger: loggers.NewDefault(),
-		cfg:    deployconfig.DeployConfig{Workers: 2},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/hugoreleaser.env b/hugoreleaser.env
index 6da749524..fe49380b0 100644
--- a/hugoreleaser.env
+++ b/hugoreleaser.env
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # Release env. 
 # These will be replaced by script before release.
-HUGORELEASER_TAG=v0.147.9
-HUGORELEASER_COMMITISH=29bdbde19c288d190e889294a862103c6efb70bf
-
+HUGORELEASER_TAG=v0.147.8
+HUGORELEASER_COMMITISH=10da2bd765d227761641f94d713d094e88b920ae