diff --git a/scripts/release.ts b/scripts/release.ts
index 03c1065d8d..f70f31a418 100644
--- a/scripts/release.ts
+++ b/scripts/release.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ function getCurrentBranch() {
 function readLastPublishCommit() {
   const commitHash = getCurrentCommit();
   const commitMessage = sh('git log -1 --pretty=%B');
-  const tags = commitMessage.match(/@.*$/gm);
+  // Only make tags for the actual design system packages
+  const tags = commitMessage.match(/@cmsgov\/(?:design-system@|ds-).*$/gm);
 
   if (!tags) {
     throw Error('The previous commit was not a publish commit. Cannot read tags!');