diff --git a/config/release-it/branch.js b/config/release-it/branch.js
index ff57600..c09bbc1 100644
--- a/config/release-it/branch.js
+++ b/config/release-it/branch.js
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ module.exports = {
   git: {
     ...config.git,
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-template-curly-in-string
-    commitMessage: 'DROP - release ${version}'
+    commitMessage: 'DROP - release ${version}\n[ci skip]'
   }
 };
diff --git a/config/release-it/common.js b/config/release-it/common.js
index 7fcde13..d89fd93 100644
--- a/config/release-it/common.js
+++ b/config/release-it/common.js
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ module.exports = {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-template-curly-in-string
     tagName: 'v${version}'
   },
+  github: {
+    draft: false,
+    release: false,
+    autoGenerate: false,
+    preRelease: false
+  },
   npm: {
     publish: false,
     ignoreVersion: true,
     allowSameVersion: true
-  },
-  github: {
-    draft: false,
-    release: false,
-    preRelease: false,
-    tokenRef: 'GITHUB_TOKEN'
   }
 };
diff --git a/config/release-it/master.js b/config/release-it/master.js
index f781558..d456b4c 100644
--- a/config/release-it/master.js
+++ b/config/release-it/master.js
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ module.exports = {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-template-curly-in-string
     commitMessage: ':package: release ${version}\n[ci skip]'
   },
-  github: {
-    ...config.github,
-    release: true
-  },
   plugins: {
     ...config.plugins,
     '@release-it/conventional-changelog': {
diff --git a/config/release-it/release.js b/config/release-it/release.js
index 44a4157..a9fc6ad 100644
--- a/config/release-it/release.js
+++ b/config/release-it/release.js
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ module.exports = {
     requireCleanWorkingDir: false,
     requireUpstream: false
   },
+  github: {
+    ...config.github,
+    release: true,
+    autoGenerate: true
+  },
   npm: {
     ...config.npm,
     publish: true
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7608855..d1c6830 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@moonwalker/mrm-presets",
-  "version": "1.3.8",
+  "version": "1.3.9-beta.0",
   "description": "Mrm preset for moonwalkers",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {