diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
index a09bccaf9f62..5018ecde29b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,4 @@ jobs:
             chore
             refactor
             docs
-            ci
-            build
-            perf
             test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_please.yml b/.github/workflows/release_please.yml
index 7ba0f7c67e57..cf99ac4b6c0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_please.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+name: release-please
+
 on:
   push:
     branches:
@@ -7,8 +9,6 @@ permissions:
   contents: write
   pull-requests: write
 
-name: release-please
-
 jobs:
   release-please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ jobs:
           prerelease: true
           default-branch: master
           versioning-strategy: prerelease
+          include-component-in-tag: false
           pull-request-header: ":robot: I have created a new Aztec Packages release"
-          changelog-types: '[{"type":"feat","section":"Features","hidden":false},{"type":"fix","section":"Bug Fixes","hidden":false},{"type":"chore","section":"Miscellaneous","hidden":false},{"type":"test","section":"Miscellaneous","hidden":false},{"type":"refactor","section":"Miscellaneous","hidden":false},{"type":"perf","section":"Miscellaneous","hidden":false},{"type":"docs","section":"Documentation","hidden":false},{"type":"ci","section":"Build","hidden":false},{"type":"build","section":"Build","hidden":false}]'
+          changelog-types: '[{"type":"feat","section":"Features","hidden":false},{"type":"fix","section":"Bug Fixes","hidden":false},{"type":"chore","section":"Miscellaneous","hidden":false},{"type":"test","section":"Miscellaneous","hidden":false},{"type":"refactor","section":"Miscellaneous","hidden":false},{"type":"docs","section":"Documentation","hidden":false}]'