diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 072d297c98..91bcd7da8b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ release-manifests: ## Release manifest files
 
 .PHONY: release-changelog
 release-changelog: $(RELEASE_NOTES) check-release-tag check-previous-release-tag check-github-token $(RELEASE_DIR)
-	$(RELEASE_NOTES) --debug --org $(GH_ORG_NAME) --repo $(GH_REPO_NAME) --start-sha $(shell git rev-list -n 1 ${PREVIOUS_VERSION}) --end-sha $(shell git rev-list -n 1 ${RELEASE_TAG}) --output $(RELEASE_DIR)/CHANGELOG.md --go-template go-template:$(REPO_ROOT)/hack/changelog.tpl --dependencies=true
+	$(RELEASE_NOTES) --debug --org $(GH_ORG_NAME) --repo $(GH_REPO_NAME) --start-sha $(shell git rev-list -n 1 ${PREVIOUS_VERSION}) --end-sha $(shell git rev-list -n 1 ${RELEASE_TAG}) --output $(RELEASE_DIR)/CHANGELOG.md --go-template go-template:$(REPO_ROOT)/hack/changelog.tpl --dependencies=false
 
 .PHONY: promote-images
 promote-images: $(KPROMO) $(YQ)