diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ea2df0..bcc4d90 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -67,3 +67,6 @@ AGENTS.md
 
 # Codex local configuration
 .codex/
+
+# Planning files (per-repo)
+.planning/
diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
index 25df988..6172c99 100644
--- a/.releaserc.json
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
 {
   "branches": ["main"],
   "plugins": [
-    "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+      {
+        "releaseRules": [
+          { "type": "refactor", "release": "patch" },
+          { "type": "test", "release": "patch" },
+          { "type": "build", "release": "patch" },
+          { "type": "ci", "release": "patch" },
+          { "type": "docs", "release": "patch" }
+        ]
+      }
+    ],
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
     [
       "@semantic-release/changelog",