diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
index 1bc8427..6a01f01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # Shallow clones should be disabled for semantic-release to function correctly
+          ssh-key: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_DEPLOY_KEY }}
 
       - name: Install UV
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v8.2.0
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7c97440..d4b1668 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -75,8 +75,14 @@ build_command = """
     uv build
 """
 
+[tool.semantic_release.changelog]
+exclude_commit_patterns = [
+    '''^(?:build|chore|ci|docs|refactor|style|test)(?:\([^)]*?\))?: .+''',
+]
+
 [tool.semantic_release.remote]
 type = "github"
+ignore_token_for_push = true
 
 [tool.semantic_release.publish]
 dist_glob_patterns = ["dist/*"]