diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4c76b62..21f2f65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - master
+    paths:
+      - 'lib/**'
+      - 'ae_reverse_proxy.gemspec'
+      - 'LICENSE.txt'
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index f96d11f..0425208 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -8,12 +8,7 @@
       "bump-minor-pre-major": false,
       "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": false,
       "draft": false,
-      "prerelease": false,
-      "include-paths": [
-        "lib/",
-        "ae_reverse_proxy.gemspec",
-        "LICENSE.txt"
-      ]
+      "prerelease": false
     }
   },
   "changelog-sections": [