diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
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@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-High level description of the change.
-
-* Specific change
-* Specific change
-
-## Testing
-
-Describe your work to validate the change works.
-
-rel: issue number (if applicable)
diff --git a/.github/release.yaml b/.github/release.yaml
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+changelog:
+  categories:
+    - title: Contributions
+      labels:
+        - '*'
+      exclude:
+        labels:
+          - dependencies
+          - no-release-note
+    - title: Dependencies
+      labels:
+        - dependencies