diff --git a/lib/workers/pr/changelog/release-notes.js b/lib/workers/pr/changelog/release-notes.js
index f26911e0583851a62bf5cafcf72f0c6c32ee1005..870e0593536acdc03cbf273224d4652bf8aeaaad 100644
--- a/lib/workers/pr/changelog/release-notes.js
+++ b/lib/workers/pr/changelog/release-notes.js
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ function sectionize(text, level) {
 
 async function getReleaseNotesMd(repository, version, githubBaseURL) {
   logger.trace(`getReleaseNotes(${repository}, ${version})`);
+  const skippedRepos = ['facebook/react-native'];
+  // instanbul ignore if
+  if (skippedRepos.includes(repository)) {
+    return null;
+  }
   let changelogFile;
   let changelogMd = '';
   try {