diff --git a/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/changelog/remove-mu-wpcom-plugin-weekly-monthly-prefix b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/changelog/remove-mu-wpcom-plugin-weekly-monthly-prefix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..70359eba081ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/changelog/remove-mu-wpcom-plugin-weekly-monthly-prefix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: removed
+Comment: Removed plugin prefixes.
+
+
diff --git a/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/changelog/remove-mu-wpcom-plugin-weekly-monthly-prefix#2 b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/changelog/remove-mu-wpcom-plugin-weekly-monthly-prefix#2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9aa70e3ec1f75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/changelog/remove-mu-wpcom-plugin-weekly-monthly-prefix#2
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: changed
+Comment: Updated composer.lock.
+
+
diff --git a/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/composer.json b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/composer.json
index 4704874d2a2bb..f184ad9c61269 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/composer.json
+++ b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/composer.json
@@ -39,11 +39,7 @@
 		"autotagger": true,
 		"beta-plugin-slug": "jetpack-mu-wpcom-plugin",
 		"mirror-repo": "Automattic/jetpack-mu-wpcom-plugin",
-		"release-branch-prefix": [
-			"mu-wpcom",
-			"weekly",
-			"monthly"
-		]
+		"release-branch-prefix": "mu-wpcom"
 	},
 	"config": {
 		"autoloader-suffix": "d9d132a783958a00a2c7cccff60ca42d_jetpack_mu_wpcom_pluginⓥ2_5_11"
diff --git a/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/composer.lock b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/composer.lock
index a2ac6d9254986..f05efdd51fb4c 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/composer.lock
+++ b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#installing-dependencies",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "2261fb56aaca4eb15957849481658c67",
+    "content-hash": "af295edda39f3f040eedb7dc3cc58237",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "automattic/jetpack-a8c-mc-stats",
diff --git a/tools/release-plugin.sh b/tools/release-plugin.sh
index c424920ed9a62..858f04b02b675 100755
--- a/tools/release-plugin.sh
+++ b/tools/release-plugin.sh
@@ -87,11 +87,6 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
 	shift "$SHIFT"
 done
 
-# If we're releasing Jetpack, we're also releasing mu-wpcom-plugin.
-if [[ -v PROJECTS["jetpack"] && ! -v PROJECTS["mu-wpcom-plugin"] ]]; then
-	PROJECTS["mu-wpcom-plugin"]=''
-fi
-
 # Check that the projects are valid.
 for PLUGIN in "${!PROJECTS[@]}"; do
 	# Get the project slug.