diff --git a/.release-it-fe.json b/.release-it-fe.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9933cd1ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-it-fe.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "hooks": {
+    "before:init": ["npm run lint"],
+    "before:release": [
+      "cd frontend && npm run deploy-live",
+      "sh ./bin/purgeCfCache.sh"
+    ]
+  },
+  "git": {
+    "commitMessage": "chore: release v${version}",
+    "requireCleanWorkingDir": true,
+    "changelog": "node bin/buildChangelog.mjs"
+  },
+  "github": {
+    "release": true
+  },
+  "npm": {
+    "publish": false,
+    "ignoreVersion": true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d854bf716..522583277 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
     "dev-fe": "cd frontend && npm run dev",
     "live": "concurrently --kill-others \"cd frontend && npm run live\" \"cd backend && npm run start\"",
     "audit-fe": "cd frontend && npm run audit",
-    "release": "release-it",
+    "release": "release-it -c .release-it.json",
+    "release-fe": "release-it -c .release-it-fe.json",
     "hotfix": "cd frontend && npm run deploy-live && cd .. && sh ./bin/purgeCfCache.sh",
     "build-fe": "cd ./frontend && npm run build-live",
     "pretty": "prettier --check \"./backend/**/*.{ts,json,js,css,html}\" \"./frontend/**/*.{ts,js,scss}\" \"./frontend/static/**/*.{json,html,css}\"",