diff --git a/releasenotes/config.yaml b/releasenotes/config.yaml
index 187ed012c..f31fb0833 100644
--- a/releasenotes/config.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/config.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ---
 # This needs to be updated to the latest release.
 release_tag_re: stackhpc/12\.\d+\.\d+\.\d
+ignore_null_merges: false