diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 07b1bd12..ab9257df 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ if [ "$dry_run" = true ]; then
 else
   if [ "$canary" = true ]; then
     info "==> Step 6/7: Publishing canary to npm..."
-    npx changeset publish --tag canary
+    npx changeset publish
     info "  ✓ Published ${TARGET_PUBLISH_VERSION} under dist-tag canary"
   else
     info "==> Step 6/7: Publishing stable release to npm..."