diff --git a/tasks/other-dev-generated-files.yaml b/tasks/other-dev-generated-files.yaml
index daff21b..2d2287a 100644
--- a/tasks/other-dev-generated-files.yaml
+++ b/tasks/other-dev-generated-files.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   block:
   - name: generate semantic-release config file
     ansible.builtin.template:
-      src: ./templates/release.config.mjs.j2
-      dest: "{{ repo_path }}/release.config.mjs"
+      src: ./templates/.releaserc.cjs.j2
+      dest: "{{ repo_path }}/.releaserc.cjs"
 
   - name: find workflow extensions
     ansible.builtin.command: "./library/list_extension_workflows.py '{{ repo_path }}'"
diff --git a/templates/release.config.mjs.j2 b/templates/.releaserc.cjs.j2
similarity index 98%
rename from templates/release.config.mjs.j2
rename to templates/.releaserc.cjs.j2
index 21a82b4..da7b521 100644
--- a/templates/release.config.mjs.j2
+++ b/templates/.releaserc.cjs.j2
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /**
  * @type {import('semantic-release').GlobalConfig}
  */
-export default {
+module.exports = {
   branches: ["{{ repo.github.default_branch }}"],
   debug: "True",
   plugins: [