diff --git a/scripts/release/process-release.ts b/scripts/release/process-release.ts
index 58be53f1c5..68cbaae0bd 100755
--- a/scripts/release/process-release.ts
+++ b/scripts/release/process-release.ts
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ async function processRelease(): Promise<void> {
   await configureGitHubAuthor();
   await run(`git add .`);
   const dateStamp = getDateStamp();
-  await execa('git', ['commit', '-m', `chore: release ${dateStamp}`]);
   await gitCommit({
     message: `chore: release ${dateStamp}`,
   });