diff --git a/implementations/rust/Makefile b/implementations/rust/Makefile
index 3a1625b..625c9ec 100644
--- a/implementations/rust/Makefile
+++ b/implementations/rust/Makefile
@@ -23,4 +23,7 @@ test-all:
 
 RELEASE_DRY_RUN=--dry-run
 release-%:
-	PUBLISH_GRACE_SLEEP=15 cargo release $(RELEASE_DRY_RUN) -vv --no-dev-version $*
+	PUBLISH_GRACE_SLEEP=15 cargo release \
+		$(RELEASE_DRY_RUN) \
+		-vv --no-dev-version --exclude-unchanged \
+		$*