diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8e0aceb4f0..0b7bd71a00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+  merge_group:
 
 jobs:
   publish:
     name: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && 'Publish' || 'Publish (dry-run)' }}
     # Only run if the test workflow succeeded or it's a PR (where we don't want to delay the dry run)
-    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name == 'merge_group' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write # to be able to publish a GitHub release
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8cc1a4511d..fa7c7f981d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
       [
         "@semantic-release/github",
         {
-          "successComment": false,
+          "successCommentCondition": false,
           "releasedLabels": false
         }
       ]