diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
index 8a503ed8b..993ea6b79 100644
--- a/.github/release.yml
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 changelog:
   exclude:
+    labels:
+      - ignore-for-release
     authors:
       - dependabot
       - octocat