diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 40a03db783638..f2370bd57d860 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
         "smoke-tests",
         "mock-globals",
         "mock-registry",
-        "workspaces"
+        "workspaces",
+        ".github"
       ]
     },
     "workspaces/arborist": {},