diff --git a/lib/createInlinePluginCreator.js b/lib/createInlinePluginCreator.js
index 944b168d..a3ad5f9f 100644
--- a/lib/createInlinePluginCreator.js
+++ b/lib/createInlinePluginCreator.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const { writeFileSync } = require("fs");
+const { once } = require("lodash");
 const { identity } = require("lodash");
 const EventEmitter = require("promise-events");
 const getCommitsFiltered = require("./getCommitsFiltered");
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@ function createInlinePluginCreator(packages, multiContext) {
 	// Announcement of readiness for release.
 	todo().forEach((p) => (p._readyForRelease = ee.once(p.name)));
 
+	// The first lucky package to be released is marked as `readyForRelease`
+	const ignition = once((name) => ee.emit(name));
+
 	// Status sync point.
 	const waitFor = (prop, filter = identity) => {
 		const promise = ee.once(prop);
@@ -181,9 +185,9 @@ function createInlinePluginCreator(packages, multiContext) {
 			// Wait until all todo packages are ready to generate notes.
 			await waitFor("_nextRelease", (p) => p._nextType);
 
-			if (todo()[0] !== pkg) {
-				await pkg._readyForRelease;
-			}
+			// Wait until the current pkg is ready to generate notes
+			ignition(pkg.name);
+			await pkg._readyForRelease;
 
 			// Update pkg deps.
 			updateManifestDeps(pkg, path);