diff --git a/.repokeeper.yml b/.repokeeper.yml
index cd21023..88ddd09 100644
--- a/.repokeeper.yml
+++ b/.repokeeper.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # repokeeper configuration: https://github.com/vannt-dev/repokeeper
 schema: 1
-standard: 1.4.1
+standard: 1.4.2
 platform: github
 stacks:
   - node
diff --git a/.repokeeper/lock.json b/.repokeeper/lock.json
index c39a89f..b00f761 100644
--- a/.repokeeper/lock.json
+++ b/.repokeeper/lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "lockVersion": 1,
-  "standard": "1.4.1",
+  "standard": "1.4.2",
   "entries": [
     {
       "id": "block:.gitattributes#editorconfig",
diff --git a/src/platforms/github.ts b/src/platforms/github.ts
index d171f01..464785d 100644
--- a/src/platforms/github.ts
+++ b/src/platforms/github.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,20 @@ for id in $ids; do gh api -X POST "repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/actions/runs/$id/app
 `;
 
 const RELEASE_PLEASE_SCHEMA = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json";
+// release-please's own php sections (src/strategies/php.ts) with chore hidden, as every other strategy has it
+const PHP_CHANGELOG_SECTIONS = [
+  { type: "feat", section: "Features" },
+  { type: "fix", section: "Bug Fixes" },
+  { type: "perf", section: "Performance Improvements" },
+  { type: "revert", section: "Reverts" },
+  { type: "chore", section: "Miscellaneous Chores", hidden: true },
+  { type: "docs", section: "Documentation", hidden: true },
+  { type: "style", section: "Styles", hidden: true },
+  { type: "refactor", section: "Code Refactoring", hidden: true },
+  { type: "test", section: "Tests", hidden: true },
+  { type: "build", section: "Build System", hidden: true },
+  { type: "ci", section: "Continuous Integration", hidden: true },
+];
 const json = (value: unknown) => `${JSON.stringify(value, null, 2)}\n`;
 
 export const githubPlatform: PlatformAdapter = {
@@ -187,6 +201,8 @@ export const githubPlatform: PlatformAdapter = {
               ...(release.versionFile ? { "version-file": release.versionFile } : {}),
               // Without it a pom at a release version first gets a pull request that only bumps to -SNAPSHOT
               ...(release.type === "maven" ? { "skip-snapshot": true } : {}),
+              // release-please's php strategy shows chore commits, which makes each one releasable on its own
+              ...(release.type === "php" ? { "changelog-sections": PHP_CHANGELOG_SECTIONS } : {}),
               // release-please makes a repository's first release 1.0.0 unless told otherwise; a release tag means
               // there was one, even when a version file release-please never bumps still reads 0.0.0
               ...(seed === "0.0.0" && !ctx.repo.releasedVersion ? { "initial-version": "0.1.0" } : {}),
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index 8c55ffc..6d168ec 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export const PACKAGE_VERSION: string = (
 ).version;
 
 /** The standard this build of repokeeper applies. Bump it whenever generated output changes. */
-export const STANDARD_VERSION = "1.4.1";
+export const STANDARD_VERSION = "1.4.2";
 
 export const TOOL_VERSIONS = {
   lefthook: "2.1.14",
diff --git a/test/modules-non-node.test.ts b/test/modules-non-node.test.ts
index 5358a25..3e2ee11 100644
--- a/test/modules-non-node.test.ts
+++ b/test/modules-non-node.test.ts
@@ -105,3 +105,23 @@ describe("maven releases", () => {
     expect(pkg("simple")).not.toHaveProperty("skip-snapshot");
   });
 });
+
+describe("php releases", () => {
+  const pkg = (type: "php" | "node") => {
+    const outputs = releaseModule.outputs(
+      makeContext({ stacks: [nodeResolved({ release: { type, version: "1.0.0" } })] }),
+    );
+    return JSON.parse(file(outputs, "release-please-config.json").content).packages["."];
+  };
+
+  it("hide chore commits, which release-please's php strategy otherwise releases on their own", () => {
+    const sections = pkg("php")["changelog-sections"] as { type: string; hidden?: boolean }[];
+
+    expect(sections.find((s) => s.type === "chore")).toMatchObject({ hidden: true });
+    expect(sections.filter((s) => !s.hidden).map((s) => s.type)).toEqual(["feat", "fix", "perf", "revert"]);
+  });
+
+  it("leave the changelog sections to release-please for other release types", () => {
+    expect(pkg("node")).not.toHaveProperty("changelog-sections");
+  });
+});