diff --git a/ auto.config.ts b/ auto.config.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 062ced8e0..000000000
--- a/ auto.config.ts	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-import type { AutoRc } from 'auto';
-
-/**
- * Auto configuration
- * @see https://intuit.github.io/auto/docs/configuration/autorc
- */
-export default function rc(): AutoRc {
-  return {
-    baseBranch: 'main',
-    plugins: ['npm', 'released'],
-    shipit: {
-      onlyGraduateWithReleaseLabel: true,
-      prerelease: true,
-    },
-  };
-}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-labels.yml b/.github/workflows/check-labels.yml
index 8d364a470..0fbb6ebd9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-labels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-labels.yml
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ jobs:
         with:
           one-of: |
             major, minor, patch
-            release, skip-release
+            release, next-release, skip-release
           none-of: DO NOT MERGE
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b6265283d..205e6eee0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -206,6 +206,16 @@
     "access": "public",
     "registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org/"
   },
+  "auto": {
+    "baseBranch": "main",
+    "plugins": [
+      "npm",
+      "released"
+    ],
+    "shipit": {
+      "onlyGraduateWithReleaseLabel": true
+    }
+  },
   "docs": "https://www.chromatic.com/docs/cli",
   "storybook": {
     "icon": "https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/263385/101995175-2e087800-3c96-11eb-9a33-9860a1c3ce62.gif",