diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
index 1eaf6952b..34064499c 100644
--- a/.github/release.yml
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ changelog:
   exclude:
     authors:
       - mongodb-php-bot
-      - dependabot[bot]
+      - dependabot