diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 93b9596767..6177a6d248 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
               id: release_body
               run: |
                   if [ -f CHANGELOG.md ]; then
-                    body="$(awk '{printf "%s\\n", $0}' CHANGELOG.md | sed 's/"/\\"/g')"
+                    body="$(head -n 1000 CHANGELOG.md | awk '{printf "%s\\n", $0}' | sed 's/"/\\"/g')"
                     echo "body=${body}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                   else
                     echo "body=No changelog provided for this release." >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 7f9d9e12d6..e8c3a5f066 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
               run: sudo apt-get install -y protobuf-compiler
 
             - name: Install dependencies
-              run: pnpm install
+              run: pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile
 
             - name: Build packages
               run: pnpm run build