diff --git a/release/pyproject.toml b/release/pyproject.toml
index 4300cb70b2..2decf005f0 100644
--- a/release/pyproject.toml
+++ b/release/pyproject.toml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ replace = "sonar.projectVersion={new_version}"
 filename = "../docs/src/changelog.md"
 search = "[Unreleased]"
 replace = "v{new_version} - {$RELEASE_DATE}"
+exclude_bumps = ["rc-patch", "rc-minor", "rc-major"]
 
 [[tool.bumpversion.files]]
 filename = "../.env"
diff --git a/release/release.py b/release/release.py
index 34a1561467..9f2da71cd7 100755
--- a/release/release.py
+++ b/release/release.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def main() -> None:
     # See https://github.com/callowayproject/bump-my-version?tab=readme-ov-file#add-support-for-pre-release-versions
     # for how bump-my-version deals with pre-release versions
     create_rc = bump.startswith("rc")  # needs to be True for case "rc", and "rc-*"
-    if bump.startswith("rc-"):
+    if bump.startswith("rc-"):  # TODO - figure out how to create rc workflow with bump-my-version instead of strip "rc"
         bump = bump.split("-", maxsplit=1)[1]  # Create a patch, minor, or major release candidate
     check_preconditions(bump, current_version, create_rc)
     if check_preconditions_only:
@@ -148,11 +148,6 @@ def main() -> None:
     else:
         cmd.append(bump)
     subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
-    if create_rc:
-        changelog_path = get_release_folder().parent / "docs" / "src" / "changelog.md"
-        subprocess.run(("git", "checkout", "HEAD~1", "--", changelog_path), check=True)
-        subprocess.run(("git", "add", changelog_path), check=True)
-        subprocess.run(("git", "commit", "-m", "Reset changelog after producing release candidate"), check=True)
     subprocess.run(("git", "push", "--follow-tags"), check=True)