diff --git a/.release-it.json b/.release-it.json
index 4d66b9183..b3a563773 100644
--- a/.release-it.json
+++ b/.release-it.json
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
     "tagAnnotation": "Release v${version}",
     "requireBranch": "main",
     "requireCleanWorkingDir": true,
+    "requireCommits": true,
+    "requireCommitsFail": false,
+    "commitsPath": "packages/appkit packages/appkit-ui packages/shared",
     "push": true,
     "pushArgs": ["--follow-tags"]
   },
@@ -36,7 +39,13 @@
         "commitsSort": ["type", "subject"]
       },
       "infile": "CHANGELOG.md",
-      "header": "# Changelog\n\nAll notable changes to this project will be documented in this file."
+      "header": "# Changelog\n\nAll notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.",
+      "gitRawCommitsOpts": {
+        "path": ["packages/appkit", "packages/appkit-ui", "packages/shared"]
+      },
+      "commitsOpts": {
+        "path": ["packages/appkit", "packages/appkit-ui", "packages/shared"]
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/lakebase/.release-it.json b/packages/lakebase/.release-it.json
index 51e08e835..8a3db3786 100644
--- a/packages/lakebase/.release-it.json
+++ b/packages/lakebase/.release-it.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   "npm": false,
   "hooks": {
     "before:release": "pnpm build:package && pnpm dist",
-    "after:release": "npm publish tmp --access public --provenance"
+    "after:release": "npm publish ./tmp --access public --provenance"
   },
   "plugins": {
     "@release-it/conventional-changelog": {
diff --git a/packages/lakebase/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/lakebase/CHANGELOG.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 061611e3c..000000000
--- a/packages/lakebase/CHANGELOG.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# Changelog
-
-All notable changes to @databricks/lakebase will be documented in this file.
-
-## [0.1.1](https://github.com/databricks/appkit/compare/lakebase-v0.1.0...lakebase-v0.1.1) (2026-02-18)
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **lakebase:** update the release config ([#113](https://github.com/databricks/appkit/issues/113)) ([9725ee3](https://github.com/databricks/appkit/commit/9725ee349919cc9617a127171fab5317816571a8))
-* release `@databricks/lakebase` correctly, fix `appkit` dependency ([#111](https://github.com/databricks/appkit/issues/111)) ([5b6856a](https://github.com/databricks/appkit/commit/5b6856a6b42680a671cfc3e99eab3bef72803fd1))