diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
index ffc96500..b4960c45 100644
--- a/.github/release.yml
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 changelog:
   exclude:
+    labels:
+      - release
     authors:
       - renovate[bot]
   categories:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/labels.yml b/.github/workflows/labels.yml
index 6ec0385c..641c28f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/labels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/labels.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ jobs:
   check-labels:
     name: Check labels
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.draft == false && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'feature') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'bug') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'breaking') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'infra') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'docs') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'deprecation') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'dependencies') }}
+    if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.draft == false && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'release') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'feature') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'bug') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'breaking') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'infra') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'docs') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'deprecation') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'dependencies') }}
     steps:
       - name: Fail build after no labels present
         run: |
           echo "Pull request does not contain any required labels"
-          echo "Please use at least one of 'feature', 'bug', 'breaking', 'infra', 'docs', 'deprecation' or 'dependencies' labels"
+          echo "Please use at least one of 'feature', 'bug', 'breaking', 'infra', 'docs', 'deprecation', 'release' or 'dependencies' labels"
           exit 1
diff --git a/versions-root/libs.versions.toml b/versions-root/libs.versions.toml
index 792d3fa5..8abb4749 100644
--- a/versions-root/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/versions-root/libs.versions.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ logback = "1.3.14"
 gradle-plugin-publish = "1.3.0"
 kotlin-wrappers = "1.0.0-pre.812"
 junit4 = "4.13.2"
-junit5 = "5.11.0"
+junit5 = "5.11.1"
 intellij = "213.7172.53"
 gradle-doctor = "0.10.0"
 kotlinx-browser = "0.1"