diff --git a/packages/generator-volto/.release-it.json b/packages/generator-volto/.release-it.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9921553ef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/generator-volto/.release-it.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "hooks": {
+    "after:bump": "pipx run towncrier build --draft --yes --version ${version} > .changelog.draft && pipx run towncrier build --yes --version ${version}",
+    "after:release": "rm .changelog.draft"
+  },
+  "git": {
+    "changelog": "pipx run towncrier build --draft --yes --version 0.0.0",
+    "requireUpstream": false,
+    "requireCleanWorkingDir": false,
+    "commitMessage": "Release generate-volto ${version}",
+    "tagName": "generator-volto-${version}",
+    "tagAnnotation": "Release generator-volto ${version}"
+  },
+  "github": {
+    "release": true,
+    "releaseName": "@plone/generator-volto ${version}",
+    "releaseNotes": "cat .changelog.draft"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/generator-volto/package.json b/packages/generator-volto/package.json
index 030cdfb262..56af3b81cd 100644
--- a/packages/generator-volto/package.json
+++ b/packages/generator-volto/package.json
@@ -58,25 +58,6 @@
     "trailingComma": "all",
     "singleQuote": true
   },
-  "release-it": {
-    "hooks": {
-      "after:bump": "pipx run towncrier build --draft --yes --version ${version} > .changelog.draft && pipx run towncrier build --yes --version ${version}",
-      "after:release": "rm .changelog.draft"
-    },
-    "git": {
-      "changelog": "pipx run towncrier build --draft --yes --version 0.0.0",
-      "requireUpstream": false,
-      "requireCleanWorkingDir": false,
-      "commitMessage": "Release generate-volto ${version}",
-      "tagName": "generator-volto-${version}",
-      "tagAnnotation": "Release generator-volto ${version}"
-    },
-    "github": {
-      "release": true,
-      "releaseName": "@plone/generator-volto ${version}",
-      "releaseNotes": "cat .changelog.draft"
-    }
-  },
   "jest": {
     "testEnvironment": "node"
   },