diff --git a/.release-it.json b/.release-it.json
index daeb91414d..77ff0cbeeb 100644
--- a/.release-it.json
+++ b/.release-it.json
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {
   "git": {
-    "commitMessage": "chore: release v${version}"
+    "commitMessage": "chore: release v${version}",
+    "requireCleanWorkingDir": true,
+    "requireBranch": "main"
   },
   "github": {
     "release": true