diff --git a/cabal.project.release b/cabal.project.release
index fcc1a38e85df5a7c88e2f18de38977fe2288877e..7b7ef0368ea95d1a82e7aeae03f0ac281bc80090 100644
--- a/cabal.project.release
+++ b/cabal.project.release
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ packages: Cabal/
 packages: cabal-install/
 tests: False
 benchmarks: False
-optimizations: True
+optimization: True
 
 package Cabal
   ghc-options: -fexpose-all-unfoldings -fspecialise-aggressively