diff --git a/.toys/.data/releases.yml b/.toys/.data/releases.yml
index 49606aa..80ecd0c 100644
--- a/.toys/.data/releases.yml
+++ b/.toys/.data/releases.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ repo: cloudevents/sdk-ruby
 git_user_name: CNCF CloudEvents Bot
 git_user_email: cncfcloudevents@gmail.com
 signoff_commits: true
-commit_lint:
-  fail_checks: true
-  merge: squash
 
 gems:
   - name: cloud_events
diff --git a/.toys/.toys.rb b/.toys/.toys.rb
index c1e0b9a..4ed1d91 100644
--- a/.toys/.toys.rb
+++ b/.toys/.toys.rb
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
 
 expand :gem_build, name: "install", install_gem: true
 
-load_gem "toys-release", as: "release"
+load_gem "toys-release", version: "~> 0.2", as: "release"