diff --git a/packages/core/src/git.ts b/packages/core/src/git.ts
index 50f67ece8..003c9971b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/git.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/git.ts
@@ -128,9 +128,7 @@ export default class Git {
       ? this.options.graphqlBaseUrl || join(new URL(this.baseUrl).origin, "api")
       : this.baseUrl;
     this.logger.veryVerbose.info(`Initializing GitHub with: ${this.baseUrl}`);
-    const GitHub = Octokit.plugin(enterpriseCompatibility)
-      .plugin(retry)
-      .plugin(throttling);
+    const GitHub = Octokit.plugin(enterpriseCompatibility, retry, throttling);
     this.github = new GitHub({
       baseUrl: this.baseUrl,
       auth: this.options.token,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/release.ts b/packages/core/src/release.ts
index 2eabf2881..02908eba8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/release.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/release.ts
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ export default class Release {
    * @param from - Tag or SHA to start at
    * @param to - Tag or SHA to end at (defaults to HEAD)
    */
+  @memoize()
   async getCommits(from: string, to = "HEAD"): Promise<IExtendedCommit[]> {
     this.logger.verbose.info(`Getting commits from ${from} to ${to}`);