diff --git a/.github/workflows/commit-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/commit-lint.yml
index 1a5db69..dabfaf5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commit-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commit-lint.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Validate branch name
         run: |
           BRANCH="${{ github.head_ref }}"
+          if [[ "$BRANCH" == release-please--* ]]; then
+            echo "✅ Skipping branch name check for release-please branch."
+            exit 0
+          fi
           PATTERN="^(feat|fix|docs|refactor|chore|test|perf)/.+"
           if [[ ! "$BRANCH" =~ $PATTERN ]]; then
             echo "❌ Branch name '$BRANCH' does not follow the convention."
diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
index 9244f52..e4daf7d 100644
--- a/.prettierignore
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ runners/mcp/dist/
 runners/extension/catalog.json
 .opfor/
 *.json
+CHANGELOG.md
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 0b583d3..a36aeaf 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "packages": {
     ".": {
       "release-type": "node",
+      "include-component-in-tag": false,
       "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
       "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
       "extra-files": [