diff --git a/scripts/release/generate-pr-description.ts b/scripts/release/generate-pr-description.ts
index 6c682cb37368..363520474e88 100644
--- a/scripts/release/generate-pr-description.ts
+++ b/scripts/release/generate-pr-description.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ const CHANGE_TITLES_TO_IGNORE = [
   /\[skip ci\]/i,
   /\[ci skip\]/i,
   /^Update CHANGELOG\.md for.*/i,
+  /^Release: (Pre)?(Patch|Minor|Major|Release).*\d+$/i,
 ];
 
 export const mapToChangelist = ({
diff --git a/scripts/release/pick-patches.ts b/scripts/release/pick-patches.ts
index 20a3f2d6a870..fa19a1e347f1 100644
--- a/scripts/release/pick-patches.ts
+++ b/scripts/release/pick-patches.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export const run = async (_: unknown) => {
     const prSpinner = ora(`Cherry picking #${pr.number}`).start();
 
     try {
-      await git.raw(['cherry-pick', '-m', '1', '-x', pr.mergeCommit]);
+      await git.raw(['cherry-pick', '-m', '1', '--keep-redundant-commits', '-x', pr.mergeCommit]);
       prSpinner.succeed(`Picked: ${formatPR(pr)}`);
     } catch (pickError) {
       prSpinner.fail(`Failed to automatically pick: ${formatPR(pr)}`);