diff --git a/hack/release-notes.sh b/hack/release-notes.sh
index b41064aaa8..fc818fca6d 100755
--- a/hack/release-notes.sh
+++ b/hack/release-notes.sh
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ release-notes \
     --org kubernetes-sigs \
     --repo cri-tools \
     --required-author "" \
+    --dependencies=false \
     --output release-notes.md