diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index be0e973b..13e22fe6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
   pull_request:
+    branches-ignore:
+      - 'release-please--branches--main'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 4cdf2a61..6be6bd54 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {
     "release-type": "python",
     "target-branch": "main",
+    "include-v-in-tag": true,
+    "pull-request-title-pattern": "chore: release ${version}",
     "changelog-sections": [
         {
             "type": "feat",
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@
         },
         {
             "type": "chore",
-            "section": "🤡 Other Changes",
+            "section": "⛏ Other Changes",
             "hidden": false
         },
         {