diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index acdc1a79..edf5dd6c 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ export const release = async (
         commitAssets: processInputCommitAssets(),
         isNodeModule: processInputNodeModule(),
         releaseAssets: processInputReleaseAssets(),
+        releaseRules,
       }),
       preset: 'angular',
-      releaseRules,
       writerOpts: writerOptions,
       ...(overrideOptions === undefined ? {} : overrideOptions),
       /* eslint-enable unicorn/prevent-abbreviations */
diff --git a/src/utilities/generatePlugins.ts b/src/utilities/generatePlugins.ts
index 3032470e..ede7231c 100644
--- a/src/utilities/generatePlugins.ts
+++ b/src/utilities/generatePlugins.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,25 @@
 import { PluginSpec } from 'semantic-release';
 
+import { ReleaseRule } from './inputProcessors';
+
 export const generatePlugins = ({
   commitAssets,
   isNodeModule,
   releaseAssets,
+  releaseRules,
 }: {
   commitAssets: string[];
   isNodeModule: boolean;
   releaseAssets: string[];
+  releaseRules: ReleaseRule[];
 }): PluginSpec[] => {
   return [
-    '@semantic-release/commit-analyzer',
+    [
+      '@semantic-release/commit-analyzer',
+      {
+        releaseRules,
+      },
+    ],
     '@semantic-release/release-notes-generator',
     '@semantic-release/changelog',
     [
diff --git a/src/utilities/inputProcessors.ts b/src/utilities/inputProcessors.ts
index 3b30f85b..727add68 100644
--- a/src/utilities/inputProcessors.ts
+++ b/src/utilities/inputProcessors.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export enum InputParameters {
   ReleaseRules = 'release-rules',
 }
 
-interface ReleaseRule {
+export interface ReleaseRule {
   release: string | false;
   scope?: string;
   subject?: string;