diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dfe442666a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release.yml
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+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    authors:
+      - dependabot[bot]
+      - polly-updater-bot[bot]