diff --git a/.auto-changelog-config b/.auto-changelog-config
index 0f0e6800..2c36384e 100644
--- a/.auto-changelog-config
+++ b/.auto-changelog-config
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
     "template": ".auto-changelog-template.hbs",
-    "commitLimit": 100
+    "commitLimit": 100,
+    "ignoreCommitPattern": "Update docs and CHANGELOG.md"
 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0e103e25..32c6013a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       
-      - name: Unshallow
-        run: git fetch --prune --unshallow
-      
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
@@ -55,9 +52,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       
-      - name: Pull latest changes (docs and CHANGELOG.md)
-        run: git pull
-      
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with: