diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index b7c7c82..7c68959 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -36,13 +36,6 @@ configure<com.bakdata.gradle.SonatypeSettings> {
     }
 }
 
-configure<org.hildan.github.changelog.plugin.GitHubChangelogExtension> {
-    githubUser = "bakdata"
-    githubRepository = "kafka-large-message-serde"
-    futureVersionTag = findProperty("changelog.releaseVersion")?.toString()
-    sinceTag = findProperty("changelog.sinceTag")?.toString()
-}
-
 subprojects {
     apply(plugin = "java-library")
     apply(plugin = "java-test-fixtures")
@@ -54,9 +47,3 @@ subprojects {
         }
     }
 }
-
-release {
-    git {
-        requireBranch.set("master")
-    }
-}