diff --git a/.release-it.json b/.release-it.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0938a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-it.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "git": {
+    "commitMessage": "chore: release %s",
+    "tagName": "v%s",
+    "requireBranch": "master"
+  },
+  "npm": {
+    "publish": true,
+    "allowSameVersion": true
+  },
+  "github": {
+    "release": true
+  },
+  "plugins": {
+    "@release-it/conventional-changelog": {
+      "preset": "angular"
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 374a8b1..60e6133 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -95,23 +95,6 @@
     "trailingComma": "es5",
     "useTabs": false
   },
-  "release-it": {
-    "git": {
-      "commitMessage": "chore: release %s",
-      "tagName": "v%s"
-    },
-    "npm": {
-      "publish": true
-    },
-    "github": {
-      "release": true
-    },
-    "plugins": {
-      "@release-it/conventional-changelog": {
-        "preset": "angular"
-      }
-    }
-  },
   "react-native-builder-bob": {
     "source": "src",
     "output": "lib",