diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 909654a29..fb12d074c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: changesets/action@v1
         with:
           version: pnpm run version
-          publish: pnpm --filter "!colony-js" run release
+          publish: pnpm run release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9cf623c6d..a28652d0c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "lint": "pnpm -r lint",
     "no-git-changes": "./scripts/no-git-changes.sh",
     "prepare": "husky install",
-    "release": "pnpm run lint && pnpm run build && pnpm run test && pnpm run no-git-changes && changeset publish",
+    "release": "pnpm --filter '!colony-js' run lint && pnpm --filter '!colony-js' run build && pnpm --filter '!colony-js' run test && pnpm run no-git-changes && changeset publish",
     "version": "changeset version && pnpm install --lockfile-only",
     "test": "pnpm -r test",
     "typecheck": "pnpm -r typecheck"