diff --git a/release.config.cjs b/release.config.cjs
index 57513d9..2dae7d2 100644
--- a/release.config.cjs
+++ b/release.config.cjs
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ module.exports = {
   plugins: [
     '@semantic-release/commit-analyzer',
     '@semantic-release/release-notes-generator',
+    [
+      '@semantic-release/npm',
+      {
+        // only update the pkg version on root, don't publish
+        npmPublish: false,
+      },
+    ],
     [
       '@semantic-release/npm',
       {
@@ -37,7 +44,7 @@ module.exports = {
     [
       '@semantic-release/git',
       {
-        assets: ['CHANGELOG.md'],
+        assets: ['package.json', 'CHANGELOG.md'],
       },
     ],
     //