diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
index f062cba3b0..a107e50f5b 100644
--- a/.github/release.yml
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
 changelog:
- categories:
- - title: Features
-   labels:
-   - RN: MAJOR FEATURE
-   - RN: MINOR FEATURE
- - title: Improvements
-   labels:
-   - RN: IMPROVEMENT
-   - RN: SAFETY IMPROVEMENT
-   - RN: REFACTORING
- - title: Fixes
-   labels: 
-   - RN: BUGFIX
- - title: Targets
-   labels:
-   - RN: NEW TARGET
-   - RN: TARGET UPDATE
- - title: Known Issues
-   labels:
-   - BUG
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - "cleanup"
+  categories:
+    - title: Features
+      labels:
+        - "RN: MAJOR FEATURE"
+        - "RN: MINOR FEATURE"
+    - title: Improvements
+      labels:
+        - "RN: IMPROVEMENT"
+        - "RN: SAFETY IMPROVEMENT"
+        - "RN: REFACTORING"
+    - title: Fixes
+      labels: 
+        - "RN: BUGFIX"
+    - title: Targets
+      labels:
+        - "RN: NEW TARGET"
+        - "RN: TARGET UPDATE"
+    - title: Known Issues
+      labels:
+        - BUG