diff --git a/scripts/release/publish-latest b/scripts/release/publish-latest
index f3b46e804a..d811b4c165 100755
--- a/scripts/release/publish-latest
+++ b/scripts/release/publish-latest
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ $BAZEL build --config=release $NPM_PACKAGE_LABELS
 # publish all packages in sequence to make it easier to spot any errors or warnings
 for packageLabel in $NPM_PACKAGE_LABELS; do
   echo "publishing $packageLabel"
-  $BAZEL run -- ${packageLabel}.publish --access public --tag latest
+  $BAZEL run --config=release -- ${packageLabel}.publish --access public --tag latest
 done
 
diff --git a/scripts/release/publish-next b/scripts/release/publish-next
index 321bbc6403..c0c611a67d 100755
--- a/scripts/release/publish-next
+++ b/scripts/release/publish-next
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ $BAZEL build --config=release $NPM_PACKAGE_LABELS
 # publish all packages in sequence to make it easier to spot any errors or warnings
 for packageLabel in $NPM_PACKAGE_LABELS; do
   echo "publishing $packageLabel"
-  $BAZEL run -- ${packageLabel}.publish --access public --tag next
+  $BAZEL run --config=release -- ${packageLabel}.publish --access public --tag next
 done