diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3f271014e8..40b20ef13c 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "postbuild": "lerna run --ignore=@asu/unity-bootstrap-theme docs",
     "test": "lerna run test --stream --parallel",
     "test:e2e": "jest",
-    "prepublish-packages": "node scripts/copy-license.js",
+    "prepublish-packages": "node scripts/copy-license.js && node scripts/copy-release-rc.js",
     "publish-packages": "yarn prepublish-packages && lerna exec --concurrency 1 -- npx --no-install semantic-release --debug -e semantic-release-monorepo",
     "start": "node server/server.js",
     "stop": "node server/server.stop.js",
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@
     "webpack-merge": "^5.7.3",
     "webpack-node-externals": "^2.5.0"
   },
+  "resolutions": {
+    "cosmiconfig": "<9"
+  },
   "config": {
     "commitizen": {
       "path": "./scripts/conventional-commits.js"
diff --git a/scripts/copy-release-rc.js b/scripts/copy-release-rc.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..477a1ec9d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/copy-release-rc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const sourcePath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '.releaserc.json');
+const packagesDir = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'packages');
+
+function copyReleaseRC() {
+  fs.readdir(packagesDir, (err, files) => {
+    if (err) {
+      console.error('Error reading packages directory:', err);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    files.forEach(file => {
+      const packagePath = path.join(packagesDir, file);
+      const destPath = path.join(packagePath, '.releaserc');
+
+      if (fs.lstatSync(packagePath).isDirectory()) {
+        fs.copyFile(sourcePath, destPath, (err) => {
+          if (err) {
+            console.error(`Error copying .releaserc to ${packagePath}:`, err);
+          } else {
+            console.log(`.releaserc.json copied to ${packagePath}`);
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+copyReleaseRC();
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a8461e2b39..8070b146ea 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9764,13 +9764,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/parse-json@npm:^4.0.0":
-  version: 4.0.2
-  resolution: "@types/parse-json@npm:4.0.2"
-  checksum: 10c0/b1b863ac34a2c2172fbe0807a1ec4d5cb684e48d422d15ec95980b81475fac4fdb3768a8b13eef39130203a7c04340fc167bae057c7ebcafd7dec9fe6c36aeb1
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "@types/prettier@npm:^2.0.0":
   version: 2.7.3
   resolution: "@types/prettier@npm:2.7.3"
@@ -14199,33 +14192,7 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
-"cosmiconfig@npm:7.0.0":
-  version: 7.0.0
-  resolution: "cosmiconfig@npm:7.0.0"
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/parse-json": "npm:^4.0.0"
-    import-fresh: "npm:^3.2.1"
-    parse-json: "npm:^5.0.0"
-    path-type: "npm:^4.0.0"
-    yaml: "npm:^1.10.0"
-  checksum: 10c0/532cb7fc3690afb00fa989d8127a824439e2e926a3d40b4e07c3e563fe1910b91ed19d611143267fa607538f324f07eeb79e917aea85859786e6e1c0c00b1cda
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"cosmiconfig@npm:^7.0.0, cosmiconfig@npm:^7.0.1":
-  version: 7.1.0
-  resolution: "cosmiconfig@npm:7.1.0"
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/parse-json": "npm:^4.0.0"
-    import-fresh: "npm:^3.2.1"
-    parse-json: "npm:^5.0.0"
-    path-type: "npm:^4.0.0"
-    yaml: "npm:^1.10.0"
-  checksum: 10c0/b923ff6af581638128e5f074a5450ba12c0300b71302398ea38dbeabd33bbcaa0245ca9adbedfcf284a07da50f99ede5658c80bb3e39e2ce770a99d28a21ef03
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"cosmiconfig@npm:^8.0.0, cosmiconfig@npm:^8.2.0, cosmiconfig@npm:^8.3.5":
+"cosmiconfig@npm:<9":
   version: 8.3.6
   resolution: "cosmiconfig@npm:8.3.6"
   dependencies:
@@ -14242,23 +14209,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"cosmiconfig@npm:^9.0.0":
-  version: 9.0.0
-  resolution: "cosmiconfig@npm:9.0.0"
-  dependencies:
-    env-paths: "npm:^2.2.1"
-    import-fresh: "npm:^3.3.0"
-    js-yaml: "npm:^4.1.0"
-    parse-json: "npm:^5.2.0"
-  peerDependencies:
-    typescript: ">=4.9.5"
-  peerDependenciesMeta:
-    typescript:
-      optional: true
-  checksum: 10c0/1c1703be4f02a250b1d6ca3267e408ce16abfe8364193891afc94c2d5c060b69611fdc8d97af74b7e6d5d1aac0ab2fb94d6b079573146bc2d756c2484ce5f0ee
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "create-jest@npm:^29.7.0":
   version: 29.7.0
   resolution: "create-jest@npm:29.7.0"
@@ -15748,7 +15698,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"env-paths@npm:^2.2.0, env-paths@npm:^2.2.1":
+"env-paths@npm:^2.2.0":
   version: 2.2.1
   resolution: "env-paths@npm:2.2.1"
   checksum: 10c0/285325677bf00e30845e330eec32894f5105529db97496ee3f598478e50f008c5352a41a30e5e72ec9de8a542b5a570b85699cd63bd2bc646dbcb9f311d83bc4
@@ -34273,7 +34223,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"yaml@npm:^1.10.0, yaml@npm:^1.10.2":
+"yaml@npm:^1.10.2":
   version: 1.10.2
   resolution: "yaml@npm:1.10.2"
   checksum: 10c0/5c28b9eb7adc46544f28d9a8d20c5b3cb1215a886609a2fd41f51628d8aaa5878ccd628b755dbcd29f6bb4921bd04ffbc6dcc370689bb96e594e2f9813d2605f