diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e932574..88a38f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Action | Semantic Version Release
         id: release
         # Adjust tag with desired version if applicable.
-        uses: python-semantic-release/python-semantic-release@350c48fcb3ffcdfd2e0a235206bc2ecea6b69df0 # v10.5.3
+        uses: python-semantic-release/python-semantic-release@39dd2052f2ce8282a5d932c31d58a2ca06d2550e # v10.6.1
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.OPENEDX_SEMANTIC_RELEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           git_committer_name: "github-actions"
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           directory: './backend-plugin-sample'
 
       - name: Publish | Upload to GitHub Release Assets
-        uses: python-semantic-release/publish-action@310a9983a0ae878b29f3aac778d7c77c1db27378 # v10.5.3
+        uses: python-semantic-release/publish-action@5a5718ce47b892ef699f2972dae122297771d641 # v10.6.1
         if: steps.release.outputs.released == 'true'
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.OPENEDX_SEMANTIC_RELEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/backend-plugin-sample/pyproject.toml b/backend-plugin-sample/pyproject.toml
index 8052979..d139be7 100644
--- a/backend-plugin-sample/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend-plugin-sample/pyproject.toml
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ build_command = "pip install build && SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION=$NEW_VERSIO
 # Because this repo is meant to be an example, docs changes are relevant
 # feature changes and so should produces new releases.
 minor_tags = ["feat", "docs"]
+# If we change the build system, we want to publish it so that updates to the
+# build and release system are validated close to when they are merged.
+patch_tags = ["fix", "perf", "build"]
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
 # The root for the gith repo is one directory up.