diff --git a/config_defaults.yml b/config_defaults.yml
index bbb5f517bd7581575d1b5fa4a4f9f501a115412d..6bbf7a5f5c8f8c1af2bc59adbe756ca61df15c7d 100644
--- a/config_defaults.yml
+++ b/config_defaults.yml
@@ -632,3 +632,5 @@ spec/spec_helper.rb:
     name: 'GABot'
 .github/workflows/pr_test.yml:
   unmanaged: true
+.github/workflows/auto_release.yml:
+  unmanaged: true