diff --git a/_cleanup.php b/_cleanup.php
index bd9555788..928bc6cd9 100644
--- a/_cleanup.php
+++ b/_cleanup.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ $items = [
     '.editorconfig',
     '.gitignore',
     '.styleci.yml',
+    '_release.php',
     'CHANGELOG.md',
     'cliff.toml',
     'CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md',
diff --git a/_release.php b/_release.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3d9bbc7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_release.php
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<?php