diff --git a/.ng-dev/release.mjs b/.ng-dev/release.mjs
index 3d097ea80b11..ea554204f5d4 100644
--- a/.ng-dev/release.mjs
+++ b/.ng-dev/release.mjs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export const release = {
 
     await assertValidDependencyRanges(newVersion, releasePackages);
   },
+  rulesJsInteropMode: true,
   releaseNotes: {
     groupOrder: [
       '@angular/cli',