diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 25b7eac..ae18371 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -5957,7 +5957,7 @@ module.exports = require("vm");
 /* 191 */
 /***/ (function(module) {
 
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 /***/ }),
 /* 192 */,
@@ -56416,15 +56416,11 @@ class GoYoshi extends release_pr_1.ReleasePR {
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                // In the gapic repo, it's required that commits are prefixed with
-                // the packageName scope, in order for the commit to count towards
-                // a release:
-                if (this.monorepoTags) {
-                    if (scope === this.packageName ||
-                        scope.startsWith(this.packageName + '/')) {
-                        return true;
+                else {
+                    if (!(scope === this.packageName ||
+                        scope.startsWith(this.packageName + '/'))) {
+                        return false;
                     }
-                    return false;
                 }
             }
             // Store the very first SHA returned, this represents the HEAD of the