diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9b0a13540..5b4821a37 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "start:files": "yarn workspace @standardnotes/files-server start",
     "start:files-worker": "yarn workspace @standardnotes/files-server worker",
     "start:api-gateway": "yarn workspace @standardnotes/api-gateway start",
-    "release:prod": "lerna version --conventional-commits --yes -m \"chore(release): publish new version\""
+    "release:prod": "lerna version --conventional-graduate --conventional-commits --yes -m \"chore(release): publish new version\""
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@commitlint/cli": "^17.0.2",