diff --git a/next.config.ts b/next.config.ts
index bb1c7690..355b8e48 100644
--- a/next.config.ts
+++ b/next.config.ts
@@ -85,13 +85,21 @@ const withNextIntl = createNextIntlPlugin("./src/i18n/request.ts");
 
 const config = withNextIntl(nextConfig);
 
+// Source-map upload + release creation need SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN.
+// Without it, keep the SDK wrapper but skip remote Sentry build steps
+// so CI/prod compile stays quiet (runtime DSN still works independently).
+const sentryAuthToken = process.env.SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN;
+
 export default withSentryConfig(config, {
 	org: process.env.SENTRY_ORG,
 	project: process.env.SENTRY_PROJECT,
-	authToken: process.env.SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN,
+	authToken: sentryAuthToken,
 	silent: !process.env.CI,
 	widenClientFileUpload: true,
 	sourcemaps: {
-		disable: !process.env.SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN,
+		disable: !sentryAuthToken,
+	},
+	release: {
+		create: Boolean(sentryAuthToken),
 	},
 });