diff --git a/pipelines/bazel-release.yml b/pipelines/bazel-release.yml
index fe1f738..ba2a06f 100644
--- a/pipelines/bazel-release.yml
+++ b/pipelines/bazel-release.yml
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@
       echo "+++ Generating release notes"
       cd scripts/release
       python3 relnotes.py
-    allow_failure: true
+    soft_fail: true
 
   - wait