diff --git a/.release-plz.toml b/.release-plz.toml
index c5d6b5f4..58dcdc40 100644
--- a/.release-plz.toml
+++ b/.release-plz.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 # changelog_config = "config/git-cliff.toml" # use a custom git-cliff configuration
 changelog_update = false   # disable changelog updates
 dependencies_update = true # update dependencies with `cargo update`
+release_always = false