diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5f3193f618..6dea47443d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -111,27 +111,7 @@ force-exclude = '''
 major_labels = []  # Ruff never uses the major version number
 minor_labels = ["breaking"]   # Bump the minor version on breaking changes
 
-changelog_ignore_labels = ["internal", "ci", "testing", "ty"]
-
-changelog_sections.breaking = "Breaking changes"
-changelog_sections.preview = "Preview features"
-changelog_sections.bug = "Bug fixes"
-changelog_sections.rule = "Rule changes"
-changelog_sections.diagnostics = "Rule changes"
-changelog_sections.docstring = "Rule changes"
-changelog_sections.fixes = "Rule changes"
-changelog_sections.isort = "Rule changes"
-changelog_sections.performance = "Performance"
-changelog_sections.formatter = "Formatter"
-changelog_sections.server = "Server"
-changelog_sections.cli = "CLI"
-changelog_sections.configuration = "Configuration"
-changelog_sections.documentation = "Documentation"
-changelog_sections.__unknown__ = "Other changes"
-
-# We exclude contributors from the CHANGELOG file
-# Generate separately with `rooster contributors` for the GitHub release page
-changelog_contributors = false
+ignore_labels = ["internal", "ci", "testing", "ty"]
 
 version_files = [
     "README.md",
@@ -142,3 +122,22 @@ version_files = [
     "crates/ruff_wasm/Cargo.toml",
     "scripts/benchmarks/pyproject.toml",
 ]
+
+[tool.rooster.section-labels]
+"Breaking changes" = ["breaking"]
+"Preview features" = ["preview"]
+"Bug fixes" = ["bug"]
+"Rule changes" = [
+    "diagnostics",
+    "docstrings",
+    "rule",
+    "fixes",
+    "isort",
+]
+"Performance" = ["performance"]
+"Formatter" = ["formatter"]
+"Server" = ["server"]
+"CLI" = ["cli"]
+"Configuration" = ["configuration"]
+"Documentation" = ["documentation"]
+"Other changes" = ["__unknown__"]
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 0d0454f1ec..cb0ddf2790 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -11,14 +11,8 @@ project_root="$(dirname "$script_root")"
 
 echo "Updating metadata with rooster..."
 cd "$project_root"
-uv tool run --from 'rooster-blue>=0.0.7' --python 3.12 --isolated -- \
-    rooster release "$@"
+uvx --python 3.12 --isolated -- \
+    rooster@0.0.10a1 release "$@"
 
 echo "Updating lockfile..."
 cargo update -p ruff
-
-echo "Generating contributors list..."
-echo ""
-echo ""
-uv tool run --from 'rooster-blue>=0.0.7' --python 3.12 --isolated -- \
-    rooster contributors --quiet