diff --git a/.github/release-please-config.json b/.github/release-please-config-stable.json
similarity index 86%
rename from .github/release-please-config.json
rename to .github/release-please-config-stable.json
index c90be46..8461d98 100644
--- a/.github/release-please-config.json
+++ b/.github/release-please-config-stable.json
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
       "section": "Features",
       "hidden": false
     },
+    {
+      "type": "hotfix",
+      "section": "Hotfixes",
+      "hidden": true
+    },
     {
       "type": "fix",
       "section": "Bug Fixes",
@@ -22,9 +27,7 @@
   "draft-pull-request": false,
   "packages": {
     ".": {
-      "extra-files": [
-        "README.md"
-      ],
+      "extra-files": ["README.md"],
       "release-type": "elixir"
     }
   },
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
index 13c604c..3371db3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
               return;
             }
 
-            const REGEX = /^(feat!|fix!|fix|feat|chore|(fix|feat|chore)\(\w.*\)):\s(\[\w{1,8}-\d{1,8}\]|.*).*/;
+            const REGEX = /^(feat!|fix!|hotfix!|fix|feat|chore|hotfix|(fix|feat|chore|hotfix)\(\w.*\)):\s(\[\w{1,8}-\d{1,8}\]|.*).*/;
 
             if (!REGEX.test(title)) {
               core.setFailed("Pull request title does not follow conventional commits");
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ jobs:
                 fix: [JIRA-1234] fix an existing feature
                 feat: [JIRA-1234] a new feature to release
                 feat!: a breaking change
+                hotfix: needed in production immediately
 
-            Note: Adding ! (i.e. \`feat!:\`) represents a breaking change and will result in a SemVer major release.
+            Adding ! (i.e. \`feat!:\`) represents a breaking change and will result in a SemVer major release.
+
+            Starting a commit with \`hotfix\` will result in a seperate hotfix release PR.
                 `.trim());
             }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 8d1a041..95b675b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: false
 
 jobs:
-  Please:
+  Stable:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         name: Release
         uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         with:
-          config-file: .github/release-please-config.json
+          config-file: .github/release-please-config-stable.json
           manifest-file: .github/release-please-manifest.json
           target-branch: main
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}