diff --git a/packages/opencode/script/publish.ts b/packages/opencode/script/publish.ts
index 3c4dd6b3..c38148b4 100755
--- a/packages/opencode/script/publish.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/script/publish.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ if (!snapshot) {
       .filter((x: string) => {
         const lower = x.toLowerCase()
         return (
+          !lower.includes("release:") &&
           !lower.includes("ignore:") &&
           !lower.includes("chore:") &&
           !lower.includes("ci:") &&
diff --git a/script/publish.ts b/script/publish.ts
index cd802d9f..fd498d42 100755
--- a/script/publish.ts
+++ b/script/publish.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ await import(`../packages/sdk/js/script/publish.ts`)
 // await import(`../packages/sdk/stainless/generate.ts`)
 
 if (!snapshot) {
-  await $`git commit -am "Release v${version}"`
+  await $`git commit -am "release: v${version}"`
   await $`git tag v${version}`
   await $`git push origin HEAD --tags`
 }