diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a3efe594..4c51b7f0 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { format } from "url";
-import { find, merge } from "lodash-es";
+import { defu } from "defu";
 import getStream from "get-stream";
 import intoStream from "into-stream";
 import { CommitParser } from "conventional-commits-parser";
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export async function generateNotes(pluginConfig, context) {
   const [, owner, repository] = /^\/(?<owner>[^/]+)?\/?(?<repository>.+)?$/.exec(pathname) || [];
 
   const { issue, commit, referenceActions, issuePrefixes } =
-    find(HOSTS_CONFIG, (conf) => conf.hostname === hostname) || HOSTS_CONFIG.default;
+    Object.values(HOSTS_CONFIG).find((conf) => conf.hostname === hostname) || HOSTS_CONFIG.default;
   const parser = new CommitParser({ referenceActions, issuePrefixes, ...parserOpts });
   const parsedCommits = filterRevertedCommitsSync(
     commits
@@ -62,21 +62,19 @@ export async function generateNotes(pluginConfig, context) {
   const previousTag = lastRelease.gitTag || lastRelease.gitHead;
   const currentTag = nextRelease.gitTag || nextRelease.gitHead;
   const { host: hostConfig, linkCompare, linkReferences, commit: commitConfig, issue: issueConfig } = pluginConfig;
-  const changelogContext = merge(
-    {
-      version: nextRelease.version,
-      host: format({ protocol, hostname, port }),
-      owner,
-      repository,
-      previousTag,
-      currentTag,
-      linkCompare: currentTag && previousTag,
-      issue,
-      commit,
-      packageData: ((await readPackageUp({ normalize: false, cwd })) || {}).packageJson,
-    },
-    { host: hostConfig, linkCompare, linkReferences, commit: commitConfig, issue: issueConfig }
-  );
+  const changelogContext = {
+    version: nextRelease.version,
+    host: hostConfig ?? format({ protocol, hostname, port }),
+    owner,
+    repository,
+    previousTag,
+    currentTag,
+    linkCompare: linkCompare ?? (currentTag && previousTag),
+    linkReferences,
+    issue: issueConfig ?? issue,
+    commit: commitConfig ?? commit,
+    packageData: ((await readPackageUp({ normalize: false, cwd })) || {}).packageJson,
+  };
 
   debug("version: %o", changelogContext.version);
   debug("host: %o", changelogContext.hostname);
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c7ef4b61..49e61933 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
         "get-stream": "^7.0.0",
         "import-from-esm": "^2.0.0",
         "into-stream": "^7.0.0",
-        "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
         "read-package-up": "^11.0.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -5603,6 +5602,7 @@
       "version": "4.17.21",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash-es/-/lodash-es-4.17.21.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-mKnC+QJ9pWVzv+C4/U3rRsHapFfHvQFoFB92e52xeyGMcX6/OlIl78je1u8vePzYZSkkogMPJ2yjxxsb89cxyw==",
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/lodash.capitalize": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0d8a0991..a5541c7e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
     "get-stream": "^7.0.0",
     "import-from-esm": "^2.0.0",
     "into-stream": "^7.0.0",
-    "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
     "read-package-up": "^11.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {