diff --git a/dev/test-studio/sanity.config.ts b/dev/test-studio/sanity.config.ts
index 5f9e1121add..ae9ddbca81d 100644
--- a/dev/test-studio/sanity.config.ts
+++ b/dev/test-studio/sanity.config.ts
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ const defaultWorkspace = defineConfig({
   tasks: {
     enabled: true,
   },
+  releases: {
+    enabled: true,
+  },
 })
 
 export default defineConfig([
@@ -208,6 +211,9 @@ export default defineConfig([
     unstable_tasks: {
       enabled: false,
     },
+    releases: {
+      enabled: true,
+    },
   },
   {
     name: 'tsdoc',
@@ -216,6 +222,9 @@ export default defineConfig([
     dataset: 'tsdoc-2',
     plugins: [sharedSettings()],
     basePath: '/tsdoc',
+    releases: {
+      enabled: true,
+    },
   },
   {
     name: 'playground',
@@ -230,6 +239,9 @@ export default defineConfig([
         releases: true,
       },
     },
+    releases: {
+      enabled: true,
+    },
   },
   {
     name: 'listener-events',
@@ -239,6 +251,9 @@ export default defineConfig([
     dataset: 'data-loss',
     plugins: [sharedSettings()],
     basePath: '/listener-events',
+    releases: {
+      enabled: true,
+    },
   },
   {
     name: 'playground-partial-indexing',
@@ -248,6 +263,9 @@ export default defineConfig([
     dataset: 'playground-partial-indexing',
     plugins: [sharedSettings()],
     basePath: '/playground-partial-indexing',
+    releases: {
+      enabled: true,
+    },
   },
   {
     name: 'staging',
@@ -264,6 +282,9 @@ export default defineConfig([
     unstable_tasks: {
       enabled: true,
     },
+    releases: {
+      enabled: true,
+    },
   },
   {
     name: 'custom-components',
@@ -298,6 +319,9 @@ export default defineConfig([
         toolMenu: CustomToolMenu,
       },
     },
+    releases: {
+      enabled: true,
+    },
   },
   {
     name: 'google-theme',
@@ -308,6 +332,9 @@ export default defineConfig([
     basePath: '/google',
     theme: googleTheme,
     icon: GoogleLogo,
+    releases: {
+      enabled: true,
+    },
   },
   {
     name: 'vercel-theme',
@@ -318,6 +345,9 @@ export default defineConfig([
     basePath: '/vercel',
     theme: vercelTheme,
     icon: VercelLogo,
+    releases: {
+      enabled: true,
+    },
   },
   {
     name: 'tailwind-theme',
@@ -328,6 +358,9 @@ export default defineConfig([
     basePath: '/tailwind',
     theme: tailwindTheme,
     icon: TailwindLogo,
+    releases: {
+      enabled: true,
+    },
   },
   {
     name: 'ai-assist',
@@ -336,6 +369,9 @@ export default defineConfig([
     dataset: 'test',
     plugins: [sharedSettings(), assist()],
     basePath: '/ai-assist',
+    releases: {
+      enabled: true,
+    },
   },
   {
     name: 'stega',
@@ -349,6 +385,9 @@ export default defineConfig([
         input: StegaDebugger,
       },
     },
+    releases: {
+      enabled: true,
+    },
   },
   {
     name: 'presentation',
@@ -368,5 +407,8 @@ export default defineConfig([
       sharedSettings(),
     ],
     basePath: '/presentation',
+    releases: {
+      enabled: true,
+    },
   },
 ]) as WorkspaceOptions[]
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/core/config/resolveDefaultPlugins.ts b/packages/sanity/src/core/config/resolveDefaultPlugins.ts
index 7fb2e887263..166da75b177 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/core/config/resolveDefaultPlugins.ts
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/core/config/resolveDefaultPlugins.ts
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ export function getDefaultPluginsOptions(
       ...workspace.scheduledPublishing,
     },
     releases: {
-      enabled: true,
       ...workspace.releases,
+      enabled: workspace.releases?.enabled ?? false,
     },
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/core/releases/plugin/ReleasesStudioLayout.tsx b/packages/sanity/src/core/releases/plugin/ReleasesStudioLayout.tsx
index 5dab17dfd36..f8b5ad67fb0 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/core/releases/plugin/ReleasesStudioLayout.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/core/releases/plugin/ReleasesStudioLayout.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
+import {type ComponentType} from 'react'
+
 import {type LayoutProps} from '../../config'
 import {AddonDatasetProvider} from '../../studio'
 import {ReleasesMetadataProvider} from '../contexts/ReleasesMetadataProvider'
 
-export function ReleasesStudioLayout(props: LayoutProps) {
-  // TODO: Replace for useReleasesEnabled
-  const {enabled} = {enabled: true}
-
-  if (!enabled) {
-    return props.renderDefault(props)
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <AddonDatasetProvider>
-      <ReleasesMetadataProvider>{props.renderDefault(props)}</ReleasesMetadataProvider>
-    </AddonDatasetProvider>
-  )
-}
+export const ReleasesStudioLayout: ComponentType<LayoutProps> = (props) => (
+  <AddonDatasetProvider>
+    <ReleasesMetadataProvider>{props.renderDefault(props)}</ReleasesMetadataProvider>
+  </AddonDatasetProvider>
+)