diff --git a/.github/templates/release_template_minor.md b/.github/templates/release_template_minor.md
index cce5f99..41ddd1b 100644
--- a/.github/templates/release_template_minor.md
+++ b/.github/templates/release_template_minor.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ assignees: ''
 
 ## Preparation PR (run ~1 day before targeted publish date. This step can be re-run multiple times.)
 
-- [ ] Run `./release start --steps 2-prepare-release --target-version vX.Y.0`
+- [ ] Run `./release start --steps 2-prepare-release --target-version vX.Y.0 --exclude-labels "cilium-cli-exclusive"`
 - [ ] Manually fix the following:
   - [ ] Add the 'stable' tag as part of the GitHub workflow and remove the
         'stable' tag from the last stable branch (vX.Y-1).
diff --git a/testdata/checklist/release_template_minor.md.golden b/testdata/checklist/release_template_minor.md.golden
index 3fca0d3..f0816c8 100644
--- a/testdata/checklist/release_template_minor.md.golden
+++ b/testdata/checklist/release_template_minor.md.golden
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ assignees: ''
 
 ## Preparation PR (run ~1 day before targeted publish date. This step can be re-run multiple times.)
 
-- [ ] Run `./release start --steps 2-prepare-release --target-version v1.10.0`
+- [ ] Run `./release start --steps 2-prepare-release --target-version v1.10.0 --exclude-labels "cilium-cli-exclusive"`
 - [ ] Manually fix the following:
   - [ ] Add the 'stable' tag as part of the GitHub workflow and remove the
         'stable' tag from the last stable branch (v1.9).