diff --git a/release/.release-it.json b/release/.release-it.json
index 17072ed25..142a57122 100644
--- a/release/.release-it.json
+++ b/release/.release-it.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "afterRelease": "echo GIT_TAG=v${version} > release/.version"
   },
   "git": {
+    "requireUpstream": false,
     "changelog": "./release/get-changelog.sh",
     "commitMessage": "release: v${version}",
     "tagName": "v${version}",