diff --git a/src/mako/deps.mako b/src/mako/deps.mako
index b5e59be02d..44a783dc29 100644
--- a/src/mako/deps.mako
+++ b/src/mako/deps.mako
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ ${gen_root_stamp}: $(MAKO_RENDER) ${' '.join(i[0] for i in sds)} ${api_json_inpu
 ${api_target}: ${api_common}
 
 ${api_crate_publish_file}:
-	cd ${gen_root} && cargo publish --allow-dirty
+	cd ${gen_root} && cargo smart-release --execute
 	@mkdir -p ${os.path.dirname(api_crate_publish_file)}
 	touch $@