diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7403e8c..ebcc74f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,31 +13,7 @@
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "test": "tape test.js | tap-spec && standard",
-    "ci": "tape test.js && node testRandom && standard",
-    "release": "read -p 'GITHUB_TOKEN: ' GITHUB_TOKEN && export GITHUB_TOKEN=$GITHUB_TOKEN && release-it"
-  },
-  "release-it": {
-    "github": {
-      "release": true
-    },
-    "git": {
-      "tagName": "v${version}",
-      "commitMessage": "chore(release): ${version}"
-    },
-    "hooks": {
-      "before:init": [
-        "npm run test"
-      ]
-    },
-    "npm": {
-      "publish": true
-    },
-    "plugins": {
-      "@release-it/conventional-changelog": {
-        "preset": "angular",
-        "infile": "CHANGELOG.md"
-      }
-    }
+    "ci": "tape test.js && node testRandom && standard"
   },
   "pre-commit": "test",
   "repository": {
@@ -58,10 +34,8 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/mqttjs/mqtt-packet",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@release-it/conventional-changelog": "^7.0.2",
     "pre-commit": "^1.2.2",
     "readable-stream": "^4.4.2",
-    "release-it": "^16.2.1",
     "standard": "^17.1.0",
     "tap-spec": "^5.0.0",
     "tape": "^5.7.2"