diff --git a/nx.json b/nx.json
index e7ab051e..3c6df74b 100644
--- a/nx.json
+++ b/nx.json
@@ -107,8 +107,15 @@
     }
   },
   "release": {
+    "projects": ["nx-verdaccio-env"],
     "version": {
+      "conventionalCommits": true,
       "preVersionCommand": "npx nx run-many -t build"
+    },
+    "changelog": {
+      "workspaceChangelog": {
+        "createRelease": "github"
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/projects/nx-verdaccio-env/package.json b/projects/nx-verdaccio-env/package.json
index c2cca556..0acd0a7d 100644
--- a/projects/nx-verdaccio-env/package.json
+++ b/projects/nx-verdaccio-env/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@push-based/nx-verdaccio-env",
-  "version": "0.29.0",
+  "version": "0.0.0-alpha.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
     "@nx/devkit": "^19.6.4",
diff --git a/testing/test-utils/package.json b/testing/test-utils/package.json
index da20ad9b..a43c4f3f 100644
--- a/testing/test-utils/package.json
+++ b/testing/test-utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "test-utils",
   "version": "0.0.1",
+  "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "@code-pushup/models": "0.50.0"
   }